JAMB gives N375m to five ‘best performing institutions’

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB) has awarded
N375 million to the best five performing tertiary institutions in
the country.

The institutions are University of Ilorin, Ahmadu Bello
University (ABU), Federal University, Wukari and the Ogun State
Institute of Technology, Ilese. Also, the University of Ilorin won
in another category.

The five Universities who emerged winners in five categories
would take home N75 million each.

The categories are: most subscribed institution by candidates
category; most national institution in admission of candidates;
most improved institution in gender balance; institution with
highest number of admitted international students and most
compliant Institution in keeping to guidelines of admissions.

Speaking at the at JAMB’s Second Edition of the National
Tertiary Admissions Performance Merit Award for 2019 on Thursday,
the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said the Federal Government
would continue to play a critical role in teaching, learning and
research.

Mr Adamu congratulated the winners and applauded the efforts of
the board towards ensuring excellence in the country’s tertiary
institutions.

Mr Adamu said the awards “were one of the government’s reward
system and intervention to institutions.”

“In 2019, JAMB at the first edition of the programme, supported
the Tertiary institutions with the sum of N125 million and this
year, the board is supporting the sector with the sum of N375
million. This is no doubt an excellent gesture, worthy of
emulation. I am aware that the board’s support for the education
sector cuts across the Basic, Senior School and Tertiary Education
through its Corporate Social Responsibility Agenda,” he said.

He said contributions to the education system “should not be
only limited or stem from the budgetary allocation of government to
the sector.”

“This does not negate the reality that education is not
receiving an equitable share of the national budget,“ he said.

The minister also challenged the runners-up and others to give
their best at the next edition

Specifics
Meanwhile, the Registrar of the board, Ishaq Oloyede, said that the
University of Ilorin won “the most subscribed institution by
candidates’” category, while Ahmadu Bello University ABU won “the
most national institution in admission of candidates”.

He said Federal University, Wukari won the “most improved
institution in gender balance” while the University of Ilorin,
again, won the institution with highest number of admitted
international students.

“In the last category, Ogun State Institute of Technology,
Ilese, also won the most compliant institution in keeping to
guidelines of admissions,” he said.

Mr Oloyede said that the institutions were expected to use the
money, judiciously by constructing campus roads in their
institutions.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB) has awarded
N375 million to the best five performing tertiary institutions in
the country.

The institutions are University of Ilorin, Ahmadu Bello
University (ABU), Federal University, Wukari and the Ogun State
Institute of Technology, Ilese. Also, the University of Ilorin won
in another category.

The five Universities who emerged winners in five categories
would take home N75 million each.

The categories are: most subscribed institution by candidates
category; most national institution in admission of candidates;
most improved institution in gender balance; institution with
highest number of admitted international students and most
compliant Institution in keeping to guidelines of admissions.

Speaking at the at JAMB’s Second Edition of the National
Tertiary Admissions Performance Merit Award for 2019 on Thursday,
the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said the Federal Government
would continue to play a critical role in teaching, learning and
research.

Mr Adamu congratulated the winners and applauded the efforts of
the board towards ensuring excellence in the country’s tertiary
institutions.

Mr Adamu said the awards “were one of the government’s reward
system and intervention to institutions.”

“In 2019, JAMB at the first edition of the programme, supported
the Tertiary institutions with the sum of N125 million and this
year, the board is supporting the sector with the sum of N375
million. This is no doubt an excellent gesture, worthy of
emulation. I am aware that the board’s support for the education
sector cuts across the Basic, Senior School and Tertiary Education
through its Corporate Social Responsibility Agenda,” he said.

He said contributions to the education system “should not be
only limited or stem from the budgetary allocation of government to
the sector.”

“This does not negate the reality that education is not
receiving an equitable share of the national budget,“ he said.

The minister also challenged the runners-up and others to give
their best at the next edition

Specifics
Meanwhile, the Registrar of the board, Ishaq Oloyede, said that the
University of Ilorin won “the most subscribed institution by
candidates’” category, while Ahmadu Bello University ABU won “the
most national institution in admission of candidates”.

He said Federal University, Wukari won the “most improved
institution in gender balance” while the University of Ilorin,
again, won the institution with highest number of admitted
international students.

“In the last category, Ogun State Institute of Technology,
Ilese, also won the most compliant institution in keeping to
guidelines of admissions,” he said.

Mr Oloyede said that the institutions were expected to use the
money, judiciously by constructing campus roads in their
institutions.