JAMB 2024: Man Shares Success Stories of "Village Youngsters" Who Scored 250-300 in UTME

JAMB 2024: Man Shares Success Stories of "Village Youngsters" Who Scored 250-300 in UTME

  • A Nigerian man has shared the stories of youngsters in his community who could not score up to 200 in the 2023 UTME but got between 200-300 in the 2024 UTME
  • The man, identified as Alex Onyia, explained how he and some persons in the community teamed up to commence training the candidates from last year in preparation for the 2024 UTME
  • Onyia expressed gratitude that so far, the results collated showed that all the students they trained did not score below 200 in the 2024 JAMB examination

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A Nigerian man identified as Alex Onyia on X has shared the success stories of his "village youngsters" who scored below 200 in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and recorded landmark success in the 2024 edition of the exercise.

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According to Onyia, he and others in the community took it upon themselves to train the youngsters from last year's examination and ensure they obtained new UTME forms from the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for the 2024 exercise.

Nigerian man shares how candidates passed 2024 UTME after failing 2023 UTME
Nigerian man details success of candidates in 2024 UTME Photo Credit: Alex Onyie
Source: Twitter

How UTME candidates who recorded success after failure

Onyia expressed gratitude to God that their investment last year paid off. He said he was happy to see his cousin, who scored 187 in the 2023 UTME, getting 243 in the 2024 UTME exercise.

His tweet reads in part:

"I'm thrilled to report that from the results collated so far, none of the students scored below 200 in their JAMB. Many achieved scores over 250, with a few surpassing 300. It's particularly heartening to see my younger cousin, who previously scored 187 in last year's JAMB, elevate to a score of 243 this time around."

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He then announced a plan to ensure that some of the candidates tutor other youngsters who come after them.

Onyia said:

"Moving forward, we plan to harness this success by having these students mentor the upcoming batch, passing on their knowledge and strategies to the new group of learners."

Below is the tweet:

How to pass 2024 UTME

Legit.ng earlier reported that UTME 2024 candidates were given basic tips to pass the exam.

Osunwoye Samuel, an admission seeker tutor for many years, told Legit.ng that candidates can pass the exam well with the right approach.

According to the expert, 2024 UTME candidates must equip themselves with basic computer skills to operate the CBT exams and demonstrate their smarts during the exercise.

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng