The Federal Ministry of Education has announced that admissions into all Federal Unity Colleges will now be fully automated and strictly conducted within the approved capacity of each school.
This was disclosed in Abuja on Tuesday by Mrs. Folasade Boriowo, Director of Press and Public Relations at the ministry.
For years, unity colleges have struggled with overcrowding and inadequate facilities, often caused by admitting students beyond each school’s carrying capacity. The ministry said the new reform is designed to address these challenges by ensuring transparency, accountability, and efficiency in the admission process.
Coverage of Current Exercise
According to Boriowo, the current automated exercise covers 80 conventional Federal Unity Colleges for Junior Secondary School 1 intake.
She explained that admissions into the 42 Federal Technical Colleges under the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme would be released at a later date.
The ministry added that admission results are now accessible directly on its official website: www.education.gov.ng.
What You Should Know
Admission into Federal Unity Colleges begins with the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO). The 2025 NCEE, taken by pupils seeking entry into JSS1, was held on Saturday, June 14, across Nigeria, as well as designated centres in the Benin Republic and Togo.
The exam tests Mathematics, English, General Studies, and Quantitative & Verbal Reasoning to gauge pupils’ readiness for secondary education.
Nigeria currently has 104 Unity Schools, spread across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
In June 2025, the Federal Government also announced the conversion of all Federal Science and Technical Colleges into Federal Technical Colleges, with a fresh admission cycle set to begin in September. That announcement followed the first-ever National Common Entrance Examination into TVET Class 1, which attracted over 29,000 candidates nationwide.
