For the 10th consecutive year, the University of Ilorin has again topped the list of most sought-after universities in the country for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME).

According to a presentation by the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is'haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, during the 2023 policy meeting last Saturday (June 24, 2023), the top 10 institutions were recognised 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 Azikwe University, Awka, 8th; Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, 9th; and the University of Ibadan, 10th.