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JAMB Registers 130,749 UTME/DE Candidates in Week 1; Kaduna, Lagos & Abuja Lead

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Anthony Awa

Institutional Policy Specialist

April 21, 2021

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed in its official weekly bulletin that 130,749 candidates successfully completed their 2021 UTME and Direct Entry (DE) registration across 101 examination towns nationwide as of Saturday, 17th April 2021.

2021 UTME/DE: 130,749 candidates successfully registered as at April 17th

Top & Bottom States in Week 1 Registration

  • Top 6 Leading States/FCT: Kaduna State (17,494), Lagos State (14,628), FCT Abuja (12,319), Benue State (6,848), Delta State (5,197), and Yobe State (4,931).
  • Bottom 4 States: Bayelsa (491), Sokoto (538), Zamfara (597), and Ebonyi (927).

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Full Breakdown of Week 1 Registered Candidates by Examination Town (As of April 17, 2021)

S/NStateExamination TownTotal Registered
1AbiaAba735
2AbiaUmuahia / Umudike / Umunneochi462
3AdamawaMubi783
4AdamawaYola2,235
5Akwa IbomAfaha Nsit / Eket / Onna155
6Akwa IbomIkot-Ekpene / Ikono388
7Akwa IbomUyo1,209
8AnambraAwka-Etiti / Nnewi / Nnobi / Ihiala / Oba / Obosi433
9AnambraAwka / Enugwu-Ukwu434
10AnambraNanka / Uga / Umunze76
11AnambraOnitsha / Nkpor / Nsugbe655
12BauchiAzare / Gadau / Misau182
13BauchiBauchi1,842
14BayelsaYenagoa / Otuoke / Imiringi / Toru-Orua491
15BenueGboko / Katsina-Ala / Adikpo / Anyiin1,580
16BenueMakurdi3,541
17BenueOju / Otukpo / Otukpa / Iga-Okpaya1,727
18BornoBiu736
19BornoMaiduguri1,818
20Cross RiverCalabar / Akpabuyo / Akamkpa1,056
21Cross RiverOgoja / Okuku / Obudu501
22DeltaAsaba / Ibusa1,443
23DeltaEffurun / Udu / Ovwian1,586
24DeltaOgulagha28
25DeltaOgwashi-Uku / Kwale / Issele-Uku274
26DeltaOzoro / Oleh / Emevor / Ughelli / Agbarha-Otor / Kiagbodo785
27DeltaWarri / Sapele / Abraka1,081
28EbonyiAbakaliki / Ikwo827
29EbonyiAfikpo / Ishiagu100
30EdoAuchi / Iyamho / Igarra787
31EdoBenin / Okada / Usen2,359
32EdoEkpoma / Igueben / Uromi / Ubiaja443
33EkitiEkiti1,247
34EnuguEnugu / Agbani / Eha-Amufu / Oji-River712
35EnuguNsukka352
36FCT AbujaAbuja I (Municipal)3,811
37FCT AbujaAbuja II (Bwari / Dutse / Kubwa / Dei-Dei)2,824
38FCT AbujaAbuja III (Gwagwalada / Kuje)2,305
39FCT AbujaJikwoyi / Karu / Kurudu (Auta Balefi / Karu - Nasarawa)3,379
40GombeBajoga / Dukku65
41GombeGombe / Deba / Kaltungo2,166
42ImoOkigwe / Orlu204
43ImoOwerri / Nekede / Mbaise1,422
44JigawaDutse / Hadejia / Kafin Hausa / Gumel907
45JigawaKazaure / Bichi / Danbatta (Kano State)213
46KadunaKaduna10,175
47KadunaKafanchan2,067
48KadunaZaria3,252
49KanoKano / Wudil4,385
50KatsinaDutsin-Ma159
51KatsinaFuntua / Malumfashi785
52KatsinaKatsina / Daura1,214
53KebbiBirnin Kebbi / Argungu / Aliero / Jega988
54KebbiZuru326
55KogiAnkpa / Anyigba / Idah1,971
56KogiLokoja1,672
57KogiOkene / Kabba1,111
58KwaraAran-Orin / Oko / Omu-Aran8
59KwaraIlorin2,607
60KwaraOffa166
61LagosAbule Egba / Agege / Ikeja3,081
62LagosAjah / Epe833
63LagosAlimosho2,244
64LagosBadagry869
65LagosFestac / Ojo2,123
66LagosIkorodu2,446
67LagosIkoyi / Lagos Island390
68LagosMainland2,462
69NasarawaAkwanga / Keffi1,913
70NasarawaLafia / Doma2,155
71NigerLapai / Bida / Mokwa679
72NigerMadalla / Suleja1,586
73NigerMinna / Zungeru / Kontagora1,819
74OgunAbeokuta / Ayetoro / Igbo-Ora (Oyo State)1,072
75OgunIjebu / Ososa / Ago-Iwoye449
76OgunOta / Ifo / Ilaro / Owode / Igbesa / Ijoko2,318
77OgunRemo / Mowe / Ibafo974
78OndoAkungba / Ikare-Akoko / Owo518
79OndoAkure / Ilara-Mokin1,507
80OndoOndo / Ore / Agadagba / Okitipupa / Ile-Oluji816
81OsunEde / Iwo392
82OsunIla-Orangun / Esa-Oke / Igbajo25
83OsunIle-Ife / Ikire268
84OsunIlesa / Ikeji-Arakeji96
85OsunOsogbo / Erin-Osun926
86OyoIbadan2,715
87OyoOyo430
88OyoOyo North / Ogbomoso964
89PlateauBarkin Ladi / Bokkos / Mangu / Gindiri399
90PlateauJos3,423
91PlateauPankshin / Langtang / Shendam788
92RiversBonny56
93RiversPort Harcourt North1,253
94RiversPort Harcourt South3,407
95SokotoSokoto / Tambuwal538
96TarabaGembu63
97TarabaJalingo / Takum / Wukari1,979
98YobeDamaturu / Potiskum756
99YobeGashua / Nguru168
100YobeGeidam7
101ZamfaraGusau / Maru / Talata Mafara / Kaura Namoda597
TotalAll 36 States & FCT101 Examination Towns130,749
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Candidate Comments & Inquiries (2)

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Aisha Danjuma

Apr 21, 2021

Does choosing an examination town with fewer candidates mean you will get a morning batch on Day 1?

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Anthony from Mentra

Apr 21, 2021

Exam towns with fewer candidates usually finish all their sessions within the first 2 to 3 days of the examination calendar, Aisha, whereas heavily populated towns like Ikeja, Mainland, Ibadan, and Kaduna run sessions across the entire week.

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