JAMB: List of 12 States with Highest 2024 UTME Applications

• The top twelve states with the highest number of applications in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have emerged
• Three south-west states – Oyo, Ogun and Osun – top the list, while Imo and Delta states closely follow them
• On the other hand, Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara and the FCT are the states with the lowest applications in the 2024 UTME

Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering basic and tertiary education in Nigeria and worldwide

FCT, Abuja – Three south-west states have emerged as states with the highest number of applicants for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

Oyo, Ogun and Osun states top the list of 12 states with the highest applications for the 2024 UTME.

This was disclosed by a data company, Statisense, via its X handle (formerly known as Twitter) @StatiSense, on Sunday, April 14.

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Oyo, Ogun and Osun are closely followed by Imo and Delta to make up the top five states.

States with highest 2024 UTME applications

1. Oyo state– 123,636

2. Ogun – 114,435

3. Osun -110,854

4. Imo – 102,741

5. Delta – 91,344

6. Benue – 87,110

7. Kogi – 86,836

8. Anambra – 78,981

9. Kaduna – 77,069

10. Enugu – 73,867

11. Kwara – 73,746

12. Kano – 72,758

Four northern states of Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara and the FCT are the states with the lowest applications in the 2024 UTME

34. Kebbi – 17,658

35. Sokoto – 17,447

36. Zamfara – 9,473

37. FCT – 8,020

According to the post, the total number of applications stood at 1,985,642. A further breakdown showed female applicants are 1,005,223 [50.6%] while males are 980,419 [49.4%].

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2024 JAMB: How to check exam centre

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that 2024 UTME candidates need to be adequately equipped with the right information about their examination centre, date and time.

According to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) website, the 2024 UTME exams will commence on Friday, April 19 and end on Friday, April 29.

The examination body explained that the examination venue will be at any centre in the candidate’s chosen examination town centre.

Source: Legit.ng