JAMB Releaes List of 2026 UTME Top Scorers

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