Boy Sits for Rescheduled JAMB Exam in Benin City, Clears UTME with Very High Score

Boy Sits for Rescheduled JAMB Exam in Benin City, Clears UTME with Very High Score

  • A Nigerian lad has been celebrated on social media over his outstanding performance in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)
  • A lady took to social media to display the boy's result and revealed he sat for a rescheduled exam, which was held in Benin City
  • Internet users joined the lady in celebrating the boy's impressive feat, who was described as a wonder kid

The performance of a Nigerian boy, Andrew-Ofishe Ejiroghene Testimony, in the 2024 UTME has earned him the admiration of netizens.

The science student's exam was rescheduled in Benin City and he had impressive scores in each of the subjects.

Boy who took rescheduled UTME smashes the exam in Benin, scores 355
People celebrate Ejiroghene Testimony. Photo Credit: @Onome239, jamb.gov.ng
Source: Twitter

Celebrating Testimony on X, Princess Onome described him as a wonder kid. She gave a breakdown of his UTME result.

Testimony scored 71 in English, 95 in mathematics and chemistry and 94 in physics, bringing his aggregate to 355. Onome wrote:

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"This wonder kid Ejiroghene Testimony scored 355 in the reschedule UTME (JAMB) Exam in Benin City.
"This is the details of the result below.
"Dear Andrew-Ofishe Ejiroghene Testimony,
"Reg Number: ***.
"Your 2024 UTME Result:
"ENG: 71,
"MAT: 95,
"PHY: 94,
"CHE: 95,
"Aggregate: 355.
"CONGRATULATIONS."

Testimony's result ranks him among the 0.5 % of candidates who scored 300 and above in the 2024 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) exam.

See the tweet below:

People celebrate Ejiroghene Testimony's UTME performance

@Benjaminja54292 said:

"Urhobo wado."

@ifeosplace_Vic said:

"Congratulations Sunshine! May God crown all his effort with success in life as he push further in his career."

@BodjorR said:

"Congratulations."

@AOkonana52054 said:

"Wow congratulations to him."

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In other news, Legit.ng reported that the UTME result of a 15-year-old head boy who fasted for 15 days had surfaced online.

The brilliant boy, who hails from Umuohie-Ukwu Eziama of Ngor-Okpala local government area, Imo state, got an impressive score of 354, Vanguard reported. He got 95 in mathematics, 95 in physics, 93 in chemistry, and 71 in English.

Speaking on the secret to his success, Faithful revealed that his parents had gotten UTME past questions for him from 1978 to 2023. He subsequently embarked on a strict study routine, which included spending hours solving problems, understanding concepts, and sharpening his reading skills.

Result of student who wrote UTME twice

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported the result of a school head boy who wrote the UTME twice.

He said each time the boy wrote the UTME, he always failed to gain admission into the university. Sharing the story on Facebook, Toochi Tersugh Stephen said the boy was the head boy of Tofi Memorial Grammar School, Goboko Benue state.

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After graduating from secondary school, he started attempting to get into Benue State University to study medicine. In the 2023 UTME, Achika Tahav David scored 252, and in the 2024 exams, he scored 282.

Proofread by Kola Muhammed, journalist and copyeditor at Legit.ng

Source: Legit.ng

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