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    JAMB Finally Releases 2019 UTME Results (See How To Check)

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Saturday announced the release of 1,792,719 results of candidates who sat for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)

We understand that more than 1.8 million candidates sat for the 2019 UTME from April 11 to April 18.

Registrar of the examination body, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, announced the release of the results on Saturday morning in Abuja. 

Registrar of the examination body, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, announced the release of the results on Saturday morning in Abuja.

UTME 2019: 15-Year-Old Scores Highest Mark

As the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) released the r

Results of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) earlier today, a 15-year-old boy from Abia State has emerged the best-scoring candidate with 347 – considered the highest by the board.

A 16-year-old boy from Abia State came second by scoring 346 marks just as a 17-year-old from Osun State trailed behind with 345 – considered by the board as the third best result in the 2019 UTME.

VC Reacts To JAMB Withholding 34,120 UTME Results

The Vice-Chancellor of Abia State University (ABSU), Prof. Uche Ikonne, has lauded the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), saying that the body ‘has come very much alive’ following its stiff sanction on those involved in malpractice in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) 2019.
JAMB registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede revealed on Saturday morning that the body has released the long-awaited results of the 2019 UTME while withholding 34,120 due to various infractions.
Also, it was learnt that 15,145 of the results were withheld for further clarification.

UTME 2019: Why JAMB’s Top Scorer Is Not Eligible For Admission

The 15-year-old Ekene Franklin from Abia State who emerged as the best candidate in the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), released on Saturday cannot gain admission into any Nigerian University in spite of his outstanding score of 347 marks.
Speaking on the released results, Registrar of JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyode, said that the best candidate may not be admitted to the University of Lagos, which he chose as his first choice because of age.

Franklin emerged as the best in the list of over 1.8m candidates but following the National Universities Commission (NUC) minimum age rule for admission into the university which public universities don’t compromise, he stands disqualified to register as a student of the University of Lagos, his first choice school.