The University of Ilorin has commenced the screening of candidates for its post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in the 2018/2019 academic session, with 39, 711 candidates taking part in the exercise. He said the exercise would involve 29,562 at the Ilorin Centre, while 10,149 would appear at the Lagos Centre. He said: “A further breakdown of the figure shows that 32,272 candidates are seeking admission through the Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examinations , while the remaining 7,439 candidates are seeking admission through the Direct Entry window,” he said. According to Akogun, about 86,401 candidates made the University of Ilorin their first choice institution in the last Joint Admission Matriculation Board-moderated UTME. He stressed that the institution has emerged as the most preferred university for the fifth consecutive year.

Source: Punch August 27, 2018 15:17 UTC