Highest JAMB Top Scorers in the 2026 UTME

• Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board released the list of top-performing candidates in the 2026 UTME during the admissions policy meeting in Abuja.
• Owoeye Daniella Jesudunsin emerged as the overall best candidate with a score of 372, choosing MBBS at University of Lagos as her first choice.
• Most of the top scorers selected competitive courses such as Medicine, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.
• Candidates from different states across Nigeria made the top list, with scores ranging from 367 to 372.
• University of Lagos, Federal University of Technology Akure, Obafemi Awolowo University, Covenant University, and other major institutions were among the preferred schools of the highest-scoring candidates.

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JAMB has released the top-performing candidates for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with Owoeye Daniella Jesudunsin emerging as the overall best scorer. The list was presented at the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions held in Abuja.

A female candidate from Ekiti State who sat for her examination in Ogun State, recorded an impressive UTME score of 372. She has chosen the MBBS programme at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) as her first-choice course and institution.

Owoeye Daniella Jesudunsin
State of Exam: Ogun
State of Origin: Ekiti
UTME Score: 372
Institution: UNILAG
Course: MBSS

Enwere Kingsley Ikenna
State of Exam: Lagos
State of Origin: Imo
UTME Score: 370
Institution: NILE
Course: Computer Science

Bamisile Ayomide Emmanuel
State of Exam: Ogun
State of Origin: Ondo
UTME Score: 369
Institution: FUTA
Course: Software Engineering

Olabiyisi Olanrewaju Oluwatimileyin
State of Exam: Not clear
State of Origin: Oyo
UTME Score: 368
Institution: Pan-Atlantic
Course: Mechatronics Engineering

Victor-Onyeka Daniel Ifeanyi
State of Exam: Rivers
State of Origin:Imo
UTME Score: 368
Institution: UNIPORT
Course: Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Osagiobare Daniel Osahenrumwen
State of Exam: Edo
State of Origin: Edo
UTME Score: 368
Institution: UNIBEN
Course: Mechanical Engineering

Ademiluyi Adebowale Anthony
State of Exam: Osun
State of Origin: Osun
UTME Score: 368
Institution: OAU
Course: Computer Engineering

Azuike Kenechukwu Anthony
State of Exam: Lagos
State of Origin: Anambra
UTME Score: 368
Institution: ABUAD
Course: Software Engineering

Offorkile Michael Okechukwu
Gender: Male
State of Exam: Anambra
State of Origin: Abia
Score: 367
Programme: Computer Science

Adebisi Eniola Sonari
Gender: Male
State of Exam: Osun
State of Origin: Ogun
Institution: Covenant University
Programme: Computer Science
Score: 367

Umukoro Gift Orhenevovwero
Gender: Male
State of Exam: Edo
State of Origin: Delta
Institution: University of Lagos (UNILAG)
Programme: Electrical/Electronics Engineering
Score: 367