For the 10th consecutive year, the University of Ilorin has topped the list of most sought-after universities in the country. The institution maintained the feat for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME).
According to a presentation by the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is’haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, during the 2023 policy meeting on Saturday, the top 10 institutions were recognised due to the attraction of high number of applicants during the 2023 UTME application period.
In the list, the University of Ilorin was first, followed by the University of Lagos, the Lagos State University, and the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, in second, third and fourth places.
Others are the University of Benin (fifth), University of Nigeria, Nsukka (sixth), Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (seventh), Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka (eighth), Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna (ninth) and the University of Ibadan (10th).
