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Unilorin Begins Screening Of 39,711 Candidates For Post-UTME – Spokesman


The University of Ilorin has begun the screening of 39,711 candidates for post-UTME, it has been revealed .

The University of Ilorin has commenced the screening of candidates for its post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in the 2018/2019 academic session, with 39, 711 candidates taking part in the exercise, NAN reports .

The institution’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Kunle Akogun, announced this on Monday in a statement in Ilorin .

He said the exercise would involve 29,562 at the Ilorin Centre, while 10,149 would appear at the Lagos Centre .

Akogun said that the screening will hold simultaneously at Ilorin and Lagos centres between Monday and Thursday, adding that candidates who might have some issues during the main exercise would have another chance on Friday .

He said: “A further breakdown of the figure shows that 32,272 candidates are seeking admission through the Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examinations , while the remaining 7,439 candidates are seeking admission through the Direct Entry window,” he said .

According to Akogun, about 86,401 candidates made the University of Ilorin their first choice institution in the last Joint Admission Matriculation Board-moderated UTME.

He stressed that the institution has emerged as the most preferred university for the fifth consecutive year.

He added that statistics released by JAMB during the 2018 JAMB Admission Policy Meeting showed other nine most preferred universities as Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) — 74,635; the University of Benin (UNIBEN) – 70,322; and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) – 66,486.

Others included University of Lagos (UNILAG) – 62,436; Bayero University Kano (BUK) – 56,261; Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) – 48,646; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK) – 48,554; the University of Ibadan (UI) – 47,544; and the University of Jos (UNIJOS) – 46,082.

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