🔥 Key Takeaways:
- 🎯 Otobo Augustine, a student from Livingstone College of Arts and Science, Ibadan, achieved an impressive 353 in the 2025 UTME.
- 🎉 The school celebrated its top performers, with two other students scoring above 300.
- 📸 Social media buzzed with praise and admiration for the students’ achievements.
- 📈 JAMB reported a significant increase in high scores nationwide, with over 17,000 candidates scoring above 300.
- 🎓 The success stories highlight the dedication and hard work of Nigerian students.

The Full Gist
In a remarkable display of academic excellence, Otobo Augustine, a student of Livingstone College of Arts and Science in Ibadan, scored an outstanding 353 in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). His scores were: English – 75, Physics – 98, Mathematics – 94, and Chemistry – 85.
The school took to its Facebook page to celebrate Augustine and other top performers, including Morolani Femi and Adeyeoluwa Toga, who scored 309 and 302, respectively. Photos of the top six students, all scoring between 250 and 353, were shared with the caption: “The Champions.”
This celebration comes amidst a national trend of improved UTME scores. According to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), 17,025 candidates scored above 300 in the 2025 UTME, marking a significant increase from previous years.
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💬 Top Social Media Reactions:
@Omoladeorimi_Esty: “Up Livingstone! Up School! Congratulations to the champions!”
@Ope_Olorunyomin: “Congratulations. Up school, up Livingstone!”
@Adedoyin_Bolanle: “Great feat!!! Up School…..Up Livingstone!”
@Raymond_Adele: “Glory to Jesus. Congratulations.”
@Agbaje_Come_Home: “Great……….up maths.”
@Auwal_Muhammed: “Big Congrats to them all. More achievements and success all the way.”
@Jackofsometrades: “This is beautiful.”
@Ncjr: “Many students complained that the questions were A-level, while others said it was normal O-level JAMB standard. A check in this area will be vital.”
@Bugatti: “Please sir, tell them to release the result in the JAMB CAPS for us who can’t access our SIM to check our result, please. Some of us haven’t even seen our result from the first time.”
@Chidawn: “My teachers actually scared me so much concerning JAMB, they will always say JAMB will jam us. I eventually wrote the exams and it went smoothly. I’m in university now with no gap. You all will make it.”
The outstanding performance of Otobo Augustine and his peers at Livingstone College underscores the potential and dedication of Nigerian students. As the nation witnesses a surge in academic excellence, stories like these inspire hope and confidence in the future of Nigeria’s education system.
Source: legit.ng
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