<P> As of January 2015, the International Schools Consultancy (ISC) listed Nigeria as having 129 international schools . ISC defines an' international school' in the following terms "ISC includes an international school if the school delivers a curriculum to any combination of pre-school, primary or secondary students, wholly or partly in English outside an English - speaking country, or if a school in a country where English is one of the official languages, offers an English - medium curriculum other than the country's national curriculum and is international in its orientation ." This definition is used by publications including The Economist . </P> <P> The government has majority control of university education . Tertiary education in Nigeria consists of Universities (Public and Private), Polytechnics, Monotechnics, and Colleges of education . The country has a total number of 129 universities registered by NUC among which federal and state government own 40 and 39 respectively while 50 universities are privately owned . In order to increase the number of universities in Nigeria from 129 to 138 the Federal Government gave 9 new private universities their licences in May 2015 . The names of the universities that got licenses in Abuja included, Augustine University, Ilara, Lagos; Chrisland University, Owode, Ogun State; Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State; Hallmark University, Ijebu - Itele, Ogun State; Kings University, Ode - Omu, Osun State; Micheal and Cecilia Ibru University, Owhrode, Delta State; Mountain Top University, Makogi / Oba Ogun state; Ritman University, Ikot - Epene, Akwa - Ibom State and Summit University, Offa, Kwara State . </P> <P> First year entry requirements into most universities in Nigeria include: Minimum of SSCE / GCE Ordinary Level Credits at maximum of two sittings; Minimum cut - off marks in Joint Admission and Matriculation Board Entrance Examination (JAMB) of 180 and above out of a maximum of 400 marks are required . Candidates with minimum of Merit Pass in National Certificate of Education (NCE), National Diploma (ND) and other Advanced Level Certificates minimum qualifications with minimum of 5 O / L Credits are given direct entry admission into the appropriate undergraduate degree programs . </P> <P> Most students typically enter university from age 17 - 18 onwards and study for an academic degree . Historically, universities are divided into several tiers: </P>

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