UTME applications data intensifies concerns over state of education in northern Nigeria
An observation shared on social media on application data for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has intensified concerns about the state of education in Nigeria’s North-west.
UNICEF’s Nigeria Education Fact Sheets, based on the 2021 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics, estimated that 48 per cent of senior-secondary-school-age children in the North-west were out of school, compared with 28 per cent in the North-central region, where Benue is located.
PREMIUM TIMES contacted JAMB for clarification on the final 2026 state-of-origin figures, the different state classifications used by the Board and its assessment of the disparity.
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