As the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board releases names of the top 10 candidates in its 2021 UTME, it has been revealed that all of them chose Science and Engineering courses.
This indicates that none of them is primarily an Arts or Commercial student, just as none is pursuing a career in both areas.
This may interest experts and watchers of what the ‘best brains’ among Nigerian youths usually want to do in higher institutions.
Often, many pupils say they want to be doctors, pilots, engineers and lawyers when asked what they want to be in the future.
According to the JAMB’s data, a candidate from Lagos State, Monwuba Chibuikem, emerged the best candidate at the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination with a score of 358.
Also, Qomarudeen Alabi from Osun and Adeogun Oreoluwa from Ogun jointly came second as they both scored 350.
Ajayi Isaiah from Lagos took the fourth position with a score of 349 while Okarike Kenneth from Rivers secured the fifth spot with 348.
As ‘TheCable’ and ‘Punch’ report, trio of Omonona Victor, Owoeye Oluwatimilehin, and Ehizogie Aidelogie took the sixth position with 347 while Ajeigbe Samuel and Yakubu Joshua (Edo) had 346 and 343 respectively to complete the top 10.
A breakdown of the top 10 candidates by their states of origin showed Lagos, Edo and Ekiti had the highest with two students each while Osun, Oyo, Ogun and Rivers had one each.
