The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB has released the statistics of the 2021 UTME based on institution prospective candidates selected has first choice. The board disclosed that the University of Ilorin and University of Lagos, Akoka are the first two institutions who had the highest numbers of candidates who selected them as first choice universities in Nigeria. This was contained in the 2021 JAMB policy document signed by the JAMB’s registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede. UNILORIN which was the first had 78,466 applications, UNILAG had 59,190, University of Benin, 49,763; University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 47,239; Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, 45,920; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 44,509; Bayero University, 44,352; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, 43542; Obafemi Awolowo University, 42, 614 and University of Jos, 38,309. The report also revealed the performance statistics for 2021 UTME. According to the report, out of the total 1,312,992 applicants...