…As Centre celebrates landmark results in 2025 UTME
The proprietor of C&T Tutors, in Ado-Ekiti, capital of Ekiti State, Toba Akinwumi, has emphasised that quality teaching is a key factor that will help students to preform well in examinations.
He stated this at the weekend in Ado-Ekiti, during the celebration of the maiden success recorded by centre’s candidates in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results recently released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB).
The parents and guardians of the outstanding candidates gathered at the premises of the tutorial centre located at the second floor, Obafemi Awolowo Civic Centre, Fajuyi, Ado-Ekiti, to celebrate them.
Akinwumi who disclosed that the centre commenced operations August 5, 2024, with only two students has continued to grow in leaps and bounds as it currently has over 150 students.
The nine-month-old centre unveiled its first set of successful candidates to include, Olajide Raymond with the highest score of 342, Faboya Ayomikun who obtained 335, Ugbumba Chris 322, Omilola Progress 300 and Ayoola Ewaoluwa 297.
It also added that 30 candidates scored above 250, while about 100 scored 200 and above
The centre also offers services in the following areas,WAEC, NECO, GCE, School of Nursing, A-Level, IELTS, SAT, GRE, GMAT, ICAN, ATS, CITN, private lessons, among others with prospective students recording success in those exams.
Responding to newsmen on what informed his decision to set up the centre, the Proprietor said , he was driven by his love and passion to impact his generation and help young people build their careers.
“It is about my desire and passion to impact my generation. Seeing that I know and understand my own subject, I called some of my friends who are professionals to join me to create a kind of destination, an institute, where students can come in contact with the very best of tutors in various disciplines not just teachers but people who are already versatile in the field and can employ the technical know how to make these students have a better understanding of the subjects, such that no subject will be a problem. Whether they are attempting JAMB for the first or second time, they should be able to get excellent scores and gain admission into the university of their choice and study the courses of their dream.
” We also offer services in the following areas,WAEC, NECO, GCE, School of Nursing, A-Level, IELTS, SAT, GRE, GMAT, ICAN, ATS, CITN, private lessons, among others with prospective students performing excellently well in the exams.
“We fortify our students with quality and robust teaching, the reason our candidates performed excellently well in the 2025 UTME. Our students are writing the ongoing WAEC and we are hopeful that they will also come out in flying colours.”
Speaking on the issue of the fees and the quality of the tutors at the centre, he said, ” We just started this centre. The amount we charge is very small compared to what other centres charge. Our fees are affordable. Parents and guardians seamlessly pay their children’s fees and we have quality teachers. We have qualified teachers who have passion for what they are doing. We have university lecturers, medical doctors, lawyers, secondary school teachers who teach our students here. The objective is to give the best to our students so that they can come out with excellent results.
“Parents and students keep telling us they get more than what they are paying for. We organise weekly tests and send the results to parents
” We operate in a very serene and conducive environment. Our classrooms have air-conditioners, projectors, 24- hour electricity and so on.”
He noted that the centre does not only teach students but also instil morals and discipline in them. ” When we started we made up our mind that we will have a foundation of discipline so that when anybody comes here and the person is already a spoilt or truant child from home, once he or she meets a disciplined system, such a person will abide and will adjust. Our tutors have the power to send any students out of the class and we can also suspend students.
“Our way of discipline is a joint monitoring, from the centre to the parents. We organise weekly test and send results to parents. So, when a student is not serious this week the parents will see their results. There is virtually no hiding place for our students. We also encourage them to dress properly for their own self dignity.”
Delivering his keynote address, a former Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Culture and Tourism, and Director General of Bureau of Public Procurement Due Process in the state, Hon. Segun Akinwumi, underscored the importance of education, urging parents and guardians to prioritise the education of their children and wards.
He remarked that a viable society is achievable with the products of its education sector. He congratulated the students for making the state and their parents proud while he encouraged other parents and guardians to enrol their children and wards in the centre.
In an interview with some of the successful candidates, Olajide Raymond, the candidate with the highest score, said, “I am grateful to the tutors here. It wouldn’t have been possible without them. The tutors taught us very well. I am glad all the stress paid off.
I really enjoyed the way they taught us compared to other centres. I left secondary school two years ago and this this is my third time of writing UTME. In my first attempt I scored 272, second, I had 260 but this time, I got 342. I hope to study Medicine and Surgery at the Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila- Orangun.”
Faboya Ayomikun, Who came second on the list scoring 335, said, ” The tutors here are very brilliant. Though, this is their first outing, I want them to sustain this first impression. The learning environment is conducive with good teaching equipment. I am aspiring to study Medicine at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE).
One of the candidates who attempted UTME for the first time, Ayoola Ewaoluwa, with 297 marks, said” I came here last year August and I was impressed by the way they were teaching us. It was stressful and hectic. I was always reading. The tutors taught us extremely well. We did marathon classes and they taught us all night.
The fee is cheaper compared to the quality of the teaching. I love to study Law,” she added.
Dr Evelyn Olajide, mother of the candidate with the highest score at the centre, expressed gratitude to the proprietor and the other tutors for the teaching and good moral impacted into the students. She commended the centre for the beautiful performance and urged them not to rest on their oars.
According to her, the centre is not profit- driven because the amount they charge is very small compared to the quality of the teaching they provide to students.
” When I heard the fee charged, I was shocked because it is low compared to the level of academic excellence obtained here. Infact, this is a testament that money is not everything.
The fee is what any parent can afford.”
In his remarks, one of the tutors, Mr Adebayo Adebiyi, said,”Let me speak on the aspect of English Language. My attention (and by extension, the attention of the Proprietor/CEO, was drawn to the seemingly poor performance of students in English Language everywhere. I conceived a goal that would see students score nothing less than 60 in English Language. Thankfully, we recorded an impressive number of students that scored between 60s and 70s in English Language.
“Numerous Saturday lessons, not less than 1,500 preparatory questions/tests/mocks answered by the students, special Sunday classes, uncountable online teachings, quizzes and engagements, all in a bid to sharpen the students to find themselves in the fulfilled position they find themselves today.”
