The University of Ilorin (UniIlorin) has emerged as the best institution at the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) National Tertiary Admissions’ Performance-Merit Award (NATAP-M Award) for the years 2021 and 2022.
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After securing 12 points, Unilorin was awarded an N500 million prize in the overall category of five elements of the award.
While Ahmed Bello University, Zaria emerged as second best institution with 11 points winning a cash prize of N75 million, Borno State University came third with nine points and a cash prize of N50 million.
Also, Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna emerged as the best Polytechnic with an aggregate of 12 points and got an N50 million prize at the sectoral awards while Federal College of Education, Zaria emerged as the best College of Education with 11 points and N50 million prize in the year under review..
For Innovation Enterprise Institutions, PEFTI Film Institute, Lagos emerged winner with six points and a cash prize of N10 million.
Speaking at the Award, Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede who said the overall award prize was increased to N750million to help the winner achieve tangible results with the money, added that overall winners would not be able to win again until after five years to enable the price go round.
Oloyede further disclosed that after setting aside the N750 million to be given to the winning institutions, the Board was still able to remit over N3.5 billion naira to the federal government this year.
The Board also gave recognition awards to former Executive Secretary of NUC Prof Emeritus Peter Okebukola, National Coordinator, UBEC Digital Resource Centre, Prof Baahir Galadanci and two others for their contribution to the education sector.
Speaking on behalf of the awardees, Prof Okebukola thanked God and the board.
He said: “Based on our own assessment is that if we are to award one person out of the 220 million people in Nigeria for commitment to duty, good leadership and governance and for being a flame that is burning out and showing the world how to conduct public examination, I will give that award to Professor Ishaq Oloyede.”
While asking the three other awardees to pull their award together and present them to him, he said if Oloyede is to be the president Nigeria will be a better country
“He has been a model for transparency, accountability and diligence,” he said.
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