BREAKING: UNILORIN emerges overall winner of JAMB’s N500m Performance-Merit Award
By KEMI KASUMU
The University of Ilorin has emerged as the best institution, winner of the Fourth Edition of the National Tertiary Admissions Performance-Merit Awards (NATAP-M) for the combined admission years 2021/2022 and 2022/2023.
Popularly called ‘Better by Far’, UNILORIN won the award prize with an aggregate of 12 points in the overall category comprising all 5 elements of the Mega Award that made it leave Abuja event with N500 million.
Other winners across the various categories included the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, which came next to UNILORIN with N75 million, and Borno State University, Maiduguri, emerging third with N25 million, among others.
Four individuals, who were also honoured for their contributions to education, Infornation and Commmunication Technology (ICT) and psychometrics included Professor Peter Okebukola, Professor Muhammad Yahusa Bello, Professor Bashir Galadanci and Professor Boniface Nworgu, respectively.
The DEFENDER reports that the award prize was initiated by Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) under the leadership of Professor Is-haq Oloyede, to encourage quality performance among Nigerian Tertiary institutions.
Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jubril, while giving his remarks at the occasion, said Professor Oloyede deserves to be commended.
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