JAMB Releaes List of 2026 UTME Top Scorers
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the list of top scorers for the just concluded 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
At its 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions in Abuja on Monday, JAMB named Owoeye Jesudunsin from Ekiti State, but who sat for the examination in Ogun State, as the highest scorer with 372 out of 400 marks.
According to JAMB registrar Ishaq Oloyede, Jesudunsin, a girl, applied to study medicine and surgery at the University of Lagos.
Her score, however, is lower than the 2025 top score of 375, secured by Anambra-born Chinedu Okeke.
In second place was Ikenna Enwere with 370 marks. The boy from Imo state applied to study computer science at the Nile University, Abuja, while Ayomide Bamisile of Ondo State, with 369 marks, was the third overall best nationwide.
Bamishile applied to study software engineering at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Ondo State.
2026 UTME Top Scorers
Below is a list of the top scorers for the 2026 UTME as released by JAMB during the 2026 policy meeting:
Rank Candidate Name Sex Score Institution & Course Origin
1 Owoeye Daniella J. 372 UNILAG (MBBS) Ekiti
2 Enwere Kingsley I. 370 NILE (Comp. Science) Imo
3 Bamisile Ayomide E. 369 FUTA (Software Eng.) Ondo
4 Olabiyisi Olanrewaju 368 Pan-Atlantic (Mechatronics) Oyo
4 Victor-Onyeka Daniel 368 UNIPORT (Elect/Elect) Imo
4 Osagiobare Daniel O. 368 UNIBEN (Mech. Eng.) Edo
4 Ademiluyi Adebowale 368 OAU (Comp. Eng.) Osun
4 Azuike Kenechukwu M 368 ABUAD (Software Eng.) Anambra
9 Offorkile Michael 367 UI (Comp. Science) Abia
9 Adebisi Eniola S. 367 Covenant (Comp. Science) Ogun
9 Umukoro Gift O. 367 Pan-Atlantic (Elect/Elect) Delta
