Nkechinyere Umeh from Anambra emerges best candidate in 2023 UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) confirmed Nkechinyere Umeh came high within the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) with a cumulative label of 360.

The board Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede disclosed this in Abuja on Saturday on the 2023 policy meeting for tertiary establishments.

Oloyede, whereas making presentation on the meeting, acknowledged Nkechinyere, an indigene of Anambra order scored 360 label within the examination.

The JAMB registrar moreover unveiled the tip 10 candidates, amongst whom were Stephen Aguele from Edo order, who scored 358 came 2nd easiest; Oluwafemi Ositade from Osun order scored 358 and came third on the listing.

Also listed are Gbolahan Ayinde from Lagos order scored 357; John Fulfilment from Edo order scored 356 and Chimdubem Ugonna from Imo scored 355, amongst others.

Oloyede moreover acknowledged that the University of Ilorin and the University of Lagos made the tip listing of potentially the most wanted universities for the 2023 UTME.

He acknowledged that these establishments were recognised due to the the enchantment of excessive selection of applicants all via the 2023 UTME application duration.

“The college of Ilorin came first on the listing followed by the University of Lagos within the 2nd arrangement.

”Lagos Direct University is third on the listing whereas Federal University, Oye-Ekiti is in fourth arrangement,” he acknowledged.

In the intervening time, the Everlasting Secretary, Federal Ministry of Training, David Adejo acknowledged that the policy meeting would settle and agree on the modalities and pointers for the 2023 admissions to tertiary establishments.

” I’m mindful that between the closing policy meeting and now, a selection of initiatives were launched as half of updating the present techniques.

”Allow us to familiarise ourselves with the adjustments that can be unfolded as this meeting progresses.

”I moreover deem it important to reiterate one in every of the resolutions of the closing meeting that the admission process by the establishments ought to be flexible in their adherence to diagram without compromising integrity.

On curbing of illegal admissions, Adejo acknowledged that the board’s Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) had revolutionise the admission process, eliminated administrative bottlenecks and ensured seamless interface for every applicants and establishments.

”As ordinary with JAMB, notify advisories were issued to recordsdata varied aspects of the components. I, therefore, scurry every institution to proceed to follow all advisories as a subject of regulation.

”It’s inviting to showcase that between closing year and now, CAPS has been widened to alter into, as nicely as to its fashioned cause, a gradual verbal replace platform between JAMB and every of the Vice Chancellors, Registrars, Admission Officers and Administrators of Tutorial Planning of tertiary establishments.

”Besides, the Built-in Brochure And Syllabus System (IBASS) has moreover been widened to accommodate safe and personalized verbal replace amongst the three regulatory agencies, JAMB and the establishments,” he added.

He, therefore, commended the board for offering a platform on the ‘Condonement of Undisclosed Unlawful Institutional Admission’ (CUIIA) for all such admissions performed by varied establishments exterior of CAPS between 2017 and 2020.

He acknowledged that no condonement beyond 2020 admission would be entertained whereas calling on establishments to abide by the pointers emphasised within the admission process.

He added that any admission stumbled on to own issued admission to any scholar exterior CAPS would henceforth attract the strictest of sanctions regardless of the arrangement of the violator.

The policy meeting had in attendance representatives from the National Affiliation of Nigerian College students (NANS), Vice Chancellors of Universities and Rectors of Polytechnics.

Others are Provosts of Faculties of Training (COE), Registrars and Admission Officers of tertiary establishments, Heads of Federal Agencies, National Childhood Provider Corp (NYSC) and the National Commission for Faculties of Training (NCCE).