UNILORIN Tops List of Most Preferred Varsities in Nigeria For 10th Consecutive Year

By Fatai Ahmed

University of Ilorin has again topped the list of most sought-after universities in the country for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) and it is doing this for the 10th consecutive year

Unilorin’s enviable feat was made known by the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof Is’haq Olanrewaju Oloyede in a presentation at the 2023 policy meeting on Saturday.

According to Oloyede who was also a former Vice Chancellor of Unilorin, the top 10 institutions were recognized due to the attraction of high number of applicants during the 2023 UTME application period.

In the list, the University of Ilorin was first, followed by the University of Lagos in second place, the Lagos State University in third place, and the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, in fourth place.

Others are the University of Benin, 5th; University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 6th; Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 7th; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, 8th; Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, 9th; and the University of Ibadan, 10th