UNILORIN Wins N500 Million JAMB Merit Award as Best Institution in Nigeria

• The University of Ilorin has won a N500 million prize in the 4th edition of JAMB's NATAP-M award
• Kaduna Polytechnic was recognised as the best polytechnic, while Federal College of Education (FCE), Zaria, excelled as the top college of education
• JAMB's criteria for the NATAP-M Awards include measures such as subscriber numbers by candidates, national admission rates and adherence to policy guidelines

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The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) has emerged as the overall best tertiary institution in Nigeria at the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board’s (JAMB) National Tertiary Admissions Performance Merit Award (NATAP-M).

The award was presented on Thursday, July 18, in Abuja during the 2024 JAMB policy meeting and the 4th edition of the NATAP-M Award, for the combined admission years of 2021/2022 and 2022/2023.

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JAMB disclosed this in a post shared on the board's website on Thursday, July 17. According to the post, UNILORIN was awarded an N500 million prize after securing 12 points in the overall category of five elements of the award.

Interestingly, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, emerged as second best institution with 11 points and got a cash prize of N75 million while Borno State University, Maiduguri, came third with nine points and a cash prize of N50 million.

Also, Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna, emerged as second runner-up and the best Polytechnic with 12 points and got the N50 million prize at the sectoral awards, while Federal College of Education (FCE), Zaria, emerged as the best College of Education with 11 points and won the N50 million prize in the year under review.

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Criteria for selection of winners

According to JAMB, the guidelines for the 4th edition of NATAP-M Award include: The most subscribed institution by candidates, the most national in admission of candidates, improved gender intake, the highest in number of admitted international students, and the best in compliance with the policy guidelines.

Category of awards and prize

This image below shows the categories of the awards won by the institutions and the prize money they get for winning the award.

JAMB gives tips on identifying illegal admission

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that JAMB released a fresh statement regarding the admission requirement into tertiary institutions for the 2024/2025 academic year.

It insisted that candidates must appear on the national matriculation list to be considered for admission, emphasizing that admissions not adhering to this are termed fake, illegal, and invalid.

The examination board vowed not to condone irregular admissions and warned candidates to verify their status on the matriculation list.

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