UTME Candidate Borrows for Airtime, Scores 172 After Failing to Finish Chemistry
UTME Candidate Borrows for Airtime, Scores 172 After Failing to Finish Chemistry

A Nigerian UTME candidate has shared the emotional moment she checked her 2026 JAMB result after borrowing money for airtime. Azoba Stella Chinaza, known on TikTok as @lifeofstella68_, posted a video on April 23, 2026, showing her nervous reaction to her score.

Struggling to Check the Result

Stella wrote her JAMB exam on April 17, 2026. Before checking her score via SMS, she revealed that she had to repay a debt of N1,400, which she borrowed to purchase airtime. She expressed fear because she struggled to complete one of her subjects.

"I am so scared because I did not finish my Chemistry. I only finished English, Biology, and Physics," she told her viewers. Despite the setback, she remained hopeful, aiming for a minimum aggregate of 200 to study nursing.

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The Result and Reaction

When the SMS arrived, Chinaza saw an aggregate of 172. Her Chemistry score was only 26, while she scored 52 in English, 53 in Biology, and 41 in Physics. Comparing this to her previous attempt, she lamented: "My last year's own was 260-something. This year, 172. This is just nonsense."

Captioning the viral video, she asked: "Check my jamb result with me and I was disappointed on my self But do u think any school will accept me with this score as Nursing?"

Reactions from Netizens

Many netizens reacted to the video. Annie bby said: "My last year was 216 this year, 232." Kevin Rheynald commented: "Sorry buh, you can enter school with that score, very sure." Amira noted: "Na only nursing ona get for mind ahhh." Teddy girl simply said: "So sorry ?."

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