UTME 2023: 3 young students who wowed Nigerians with high JAMB scores, 1 got Innoson's scholarship

• A 16-year-old Nigerian girl, Ejikeme Joy, emerged as the best in UMTE 2023 with 362 and won N3m scholarship
• Another 15-year-old, Adeoba Adedayo James, showed he is one of the shinning stars in Nigeria as he had 340
• Victoria Olisa, another smart Nigerian, had 330 in her UTME, scoring very high in the chosen four subjects she sat for

UTME (Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination), also popularly known as the JAMB exam, is significant to every Nigerian student seeking to gain admission into a tertiary institution. This year's edition of the exams had students celebrating their high scores.

Out of the thousands that sat for the UTME 2023, the performances of a few students could not be ignored. They smashed the glass ceiling to achieve a rare success.

In this listicle, Legit.ng will be looking at the stories of Adebola Adedayo James, Victoria, and Ejikeme Joy. What amazed many most was that all of them were teenagers.

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1. Adeoba Adedayo James

A 15-year-old Nigerian student surprised many with UTME exam score of 340. To score that high, the young man had to score 93 in mathematics and 90 in physics. He had 96 and 61 in chemistry and English language, respectively.

Adedayo said that during his preparation, he had to read mostly at midnight. To motivate himself, he also watched the interviews of those who had performed well during the examinations.

2. Ejikeme Joy

Joy got many people praising her when she emerged as the best overall student in the 2023 edition of UTME with a score of 362.

She scored 98% in English Language, 89 in Physics, 94% in Biology and 81% in Chemistry to clinch the revered sport. Days after her sterling performance, Innoson Motors gave Joy a N3m scholarship.

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3. Victoria Olisa

Another young Nigerian performed well at the just concluded UTME exam. Many rejoiced with her when her results surfaced on Facebook.

As shared by a Facebook user, Pius Ike, she scored 86 in Biology and Chemistry. For Physics and English, she scored 88 and 70, respectively.

Young man scored 158 in JAMB

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a short TikTok video shared by @chancemix_1 captured the moment a young man tried to check his result in the presence of his mates by using his phone.

The first time the man tried, the system could not process it on time. His mates told him to try it again. With bated breath, the man input the command for a JAMB result request and waited.

Seconds after, the result popped up, and the man's hand shook. A glimpse of the result page showed he had an aggregate score of 158.

Source: Legit.ng