Umeh Nkechinyere: JAMB Officially Announces Best Student in 2023 UTME, She Scored 360

• Umeh Nkechinyere scored 360 in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME)
• The result makes Nkechinyere, from Anambra state, southeast Nigeria, the top scorer in the 2023 JAMB UTME
• JAMB announced this on Saturday, June 24, during the 2023 policy meeting in the FCT, Abuja

FCT, Abuja - Umeh Nkechinyere is the top scorer in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announced on Saturday, June 24.

Nkechinyere emerged as the best candidate after she scored 360, The Punch reported.

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Professor Ishaq Oloyede, the registrar of JAMB, gave this update during the 2023 policy meeting in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria.

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According to Oloyede, Umeh, an indigene of Anambra state, scored 360.

The JAMB boss also unveiled the top 10 candidates, among whom are Aguele Stephen, 358; Ositade Oluwafemi, 358; Gbolahan Ayinde, 357; John Fulfilment, 356; Chimdubem Ugonna, 355, among others.

Legit.ng understands that the meeting on Saturday, June 24, is a gathering of education stakeholders to deliberate on policy statements and guidelines on admissions.

Furthermore, the policy meeting, among other things, would decide the acceptable minimum admissible score to be applied in all admissions to be undertaken by all tertiary institutions in Nigeria.

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Prince AbdulMujeeb Adesegun Ogungbayi, the board chairman of MIMS Educational Services, on Friday, June 23, said it is unfair that candidates of JAMB who score 200 and above in their UTME often struggle to secure admission into Nigerian schools.

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Speaking to Legit.ng, Ogungbayi said that when cut-off marks are set, “JAMB and authorities of higher institutes of learning need to ensure that the rules are strictly implemented”.

2023 admissions: JAMB gives update on cut-off marks

Legit.ng also reported that JAMB revealed the date it would decide the cut-off for 2023 admissions into universities, polytechnics, and other tertiary institutions in the country.

The decision will be made at a meeting of all heads of tertiary institutions and regulatory bodies, such as the National Universities Commission (NUC), the National Board for Technical Education, and the National Commission for Colleges of Education, among others.

Source: Legit.ng