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The short answer
A Nigerian transcript for Canada is requested from your university's registry (often its exams and records unit), paid for in naira, and sent by the university directly to the Canadian institution or credential evaluator in a sealed envelope or through the university's own portal. Fees, turnaround and courier rules are set by each university, so check its current transcript page or bulletin before paying.
For a Canadian master's programme, a professional licence or a credential evaluation, a copy of your Nigerian degree certificate is not enough. The receiving body wants your full academic record, and it wants it from the university, not from you. Nigerian universities each run their own transcript process, so there is no single national fee or form. What follows is how the process generally works and how to avoid the common delays.
Why it must come from the university
Canadian evaluators and admissions offices treat a transcript as official only when it reaches them from the issuing institution. World Education Services, a credential evaluator, illustrates this in its help centre article for University of Ibadan graduates: you first submit a WES application to get a reference number, download the Academic Records Request Form from your WES account, and the university sends the transcript in a sealed envelope together with that form. The applicant separately sends a photocopy of the degree certificate. That article sits in WES's US help centre, so check the Canadian WES page for your university, but the principle is the same: the sealed record travels from the school to the evaluator.
How Nigerian universities handle requests
Each university publishes its own fees, usually in a bulletin or on its registry or student portal. As an example of how they are set, Bayero University Kano's Special Bulletin No. 33 of 24 June 2023 lists a transcript fee of ₦5,000, among other charges. That is one university's figure from 2023, not a guide to what yours charges now. Courier charges for overseas delivery are often extra.
The common pattern is:
- An application through the university's online portal or at the registry or exams and records office, giving your matriculation number, course, year of graduation and the recipient's full address.
- Payment of the transcript fee and, for overseas delivery, a courier charge, usually through a payment platform the university names.
- Processing by the registry, which prints, signs, seals and stamps the record.
- Dispatch by courier to the Canadian address, or electronic delivery where the university and recipient both support it.
Managing it from Canada
If the university has an online portal
Apply and pay online, upload the evaluator's form, and keep the payment reference. Ask the registry by email for the courier tracking number once it is dispatched.
If the process is in person
Many older records still need someone at the registry. A relative or trusted agent can usually submit on your behalf with a signed authorisation letter, a copy of your ID and your graduation details. Give them the evaluator's form in a sealed envelope if the university must include it, and ask for a copy of every receipt.
| Problem | Usual cause | What helps |
|---|---|---|
| Record not found | Old graduation year, paper archive | Give your matric number, faculty, year and certificate copy |
| Name mismatch | Marriage or spelling change | Send a marriage certificate or sworn affidavit with the request |
| Evaluator says not received | Missing form or wrong address | Match the reference number; get the courier tracking |
| Unpaid outstanding fees | Old debts on the student record | Ask the bursary to confirm the balance first |
Timing your request
Allow for three separate clocks: the registry's own processing, the courier from Nigeria to Canada, and the evaluator's time to match and log the document. None of these is published as a fixed period by most universities, so start as soon as you have the evaluator's reference, not when an application deadline is close. If a Canadian programme has a fixed intake date, tell the registry the deadline in writing; some registries can prioritise a request when shown an admission letter. Ask for the transcript to be sent to every recipient you will need in one request where the university allows it, because a second request often means a second fee and a second wait.
Related Nigerian checks
Some Canadian bodies also want your secondary school results; see sending WAEC results to a Canadian college. If you ever need a Nigerian authority to evaluate your Canadian qualification, the Federal Ministry of Education's Evaluation and Accreditation Division handles that in Abuja; its page lists degree certificate, transcript and O'Level results among the documents. For posting originals, see sending original documents from Canada to Nigeria.
What to check first
- Does the Canadian body want a sealed paper transcript, an electronic one, or either?
- Is there an evaluator reference number or form that must travel with it?
- What does your university charge today, and is overseas courier included?
- Do your names match across the transcript, certificate and passport?
Where Pryme fits
Registry fees and agent costs are paid in naira. With a Pryme account opened from Canada you can hold naira and pay through Send, with the rate and fee shown before you approve. A verifiable receipt helps if the registry asks for proof of payment.
Questions people ask
How do I get my Nigerian university transcript sent to WES Canada?
Get your WES reference number and records request form first, then apply to your university's registry, which sends the sealed transcript with the form directly to WES.
How much is a Nigerian university transcript?
Each university sets its own fee. Bayero University Kano listed ₦5,000 in a June 2023 bulletin, for example; overseas courier is often extra.
Can my relative collect and post my transcript?
Canadian evaluators generally want it sent by the university, so a relative should submit and pay, not post it themselves, unless the recipient says otherwise.
Why does the evaluator say my transcript has not arrived?
Usually the form or reference number was missing or the address was wrong. Ask the registry for the courier tracking and match the reference.
Sources
- WES Help: University of Ibadan graduates, documents to send · accessed Oct 2026
- Bayero University Kano: Special Bulletin No. 33 (24 Jun 2023) · accessed Oct 2026
- Federal Ministry of Education: Evaluation and Accreditation · accessed Oct 2026
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