Education
15-Year-Old Nigerian Student Aces WAEC Exam, Scores 300 In University Entrance Test, UTME
Ehimen Felix, a 15-year-old student of the Barachel Model College, Agbado, Oke-Aro, Lagos has bagged an aggregate score of 300 in the recently conducted Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is a Nigerian entrance examination board for tertiary-level institutions.
The board conducts the UTME to grade candidates for admissions to undergraduate programmes of tertiary institutions in Nigeria —universities, polytechnics and monotechnics.
Meanwhile, Felix who is aiming to study Computer Science at the University of Lagos boasts of an excellent score of 91 in Mathematics, 72 in Physics, 70 in Chemistry and 67 in English Language.
Felix, SaharaReporters learnt, also aced his West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) with A1 in Further Mathematics; B3 in five other subjects and two credits.
He hails from Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State.
On Saturday, the Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, JAMB announced the release of the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results.
