The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has named the
University of Ilorin (UniIlorin), as the most subscribed university by
candidates in the 2019 admission exercise.
Is-haq Oloyede, the Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation
Board (JAMB), disclosed the information at 2018 National Tertiary
Admission’s Performance Merit Award held in Abuja, on Thursday.
A total of 86,401 candidates applied to UniIlorin.
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna State, with 74,635
candidates and University of Benin (Uniben) with 70,322, emerged second
and third most subscribed universities, respectively.
ABU Zaria was also named as a university with the highest number of international students, with 37 foreign students.
Universities of Maiduguri and Calabar, emerged second and third with eight and seven students, respectively.