37-Year-Old Man Retakes JAMB Exam After 16 Years, Posts Screenshot of 2026 UTME Result
- A 37-year-old man who retook the JAMB exam after 15 years shared his 2026 UTME result on social media
- The individual shared the score he got when he wrote his first JAMB attempt, and his 2026 UTME result
- The brilliant individual mentioned the course he wishes to study at the university for his second degree
A 37-year-old man who wrote the 2026 UTME exam after initially sitting for it 16 years ago has proudly displayed his JAMB result.
The individual mentioned in his post that, at his age, he is going back to school to get a second degree. Hence, he joined the 2026 JAMB candidates to sit for the exam.
Source: Twitter
Man retakes JAMB exam, displays UTME result
He explained that he is a graduate of Mass Communication, a course he studied for four years, and is now interested in going back to school to study the English Language.
Identified as @UsulorIsraelM on X, the man said in a post:
“At 37, I want to go back to school to study English Language after studying Mass Communication for four years.
“So I wrote JAMB in 2026.”
After taking part in the 2026 UTME exam despite his age, he mentioned that he got a high score, higher than what he got when he sat for the same exam 16 years ago.
His statement:
“Here’s my JAMB result.
“I scored 285, more than the 261 I scored when I first wrote the exam 16 years ago.”
He went on to add that for the 2026 JAMB exam, he didn’t read much, but only tried to go through the English textbook and read some of the recommended poems.
He confirmed:
“I literally didn’t read for this exam. I only managed to complete ‘The Lekki Headmaster’ and ‘The Marriage of Anansewa’ and recommended poems.”
Source: Twitter
Man shares screenshot of 2026 UTME result
He again confirmed that he didn’t read any book to prepare for his CRS and Government exam. He also didn’t read anything else in English, and hopes that he is offered admission by a school so he can get a second degree.
He shared:
“I didn’t open any CRK books, I didn’t read anything else in English or Government.
“I hope to get the admission so I can get another degree.”
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In a similar story, Legit.ng reported that an art student has gone viral after sharing his 2026 UTME result, where he scored 98 in CRS and also did very well in Government. He posted a screenshot of his full results on social media, showing all the subjects he sat for.
Boy trends after scoring 95 in Physics
Meanwhile, Legit.ng recently reported that a young boy fell to the ground after checking his JAMB result and seeing that he scored 95 in Physics, 98 in Biology, and 98 in Chemistry.
The boy had earlier shared his results with his teacher on WhatsApp and thanked him for helping him study well.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
