The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the results of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Gatekeepers News reports that the examination witnessed over 1.94 million candidates from 118 towns and over 700 centres across Nigeria.
The Registrar of JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, made the announcement in Bwari, Abuja.
According to him, a total of 1,989,668 candidates registered for the examination, representing a 24.7% increase from the figure recorded in the year 2023.
Out of the registered candidates, 1,904,189 were present and verified, 2,899 were present but unverified, and 80,810 were absent from the examination.