2020 UTME: UNILORIN Remains Nigeria’s University Of First Choice

By Steve Oni, Ilorin

For the seventh year running, the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has maintained its position as Nigeria’s university of first choice.

With not less than 103,582 applications representing 5.31 percent of all applications into higher education for 2020, the UNILORIN has maintained being the most subscribed tertiary institution in Nigeria.

This, according to Mr. Kunle Akogun, Director, Corporate Affairs of the institution, was based on data, ‘EduCeleb.com’, obtained from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

The data, he said, also showed that like in previous years, degree programmes are the first choice of the over 1.9 million candidates who registered for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), adding that 95.13 percent of applicants chose universities and degree awarding institutions above other tertiary institutions, while those interested in obtaining the National Diploma (ND) offered in monotechnics and polytechnics are next with 2.99 percent.

Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) awarding institutions followed with 1.86 percent and National Innovation Diploma (NID) institutions had 0.02 of first choice applications, he added.

UNILORIN, he said, was closely followed by the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, which came second for the fourth year and received 82,984 applications or 4.26 percent of all applications.