The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the list of top-performing candidates in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with a University of Lagos (UNILAG) medicine applicant emerging as the highest scorer nationwide.
Speaking during the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions held in Abuja, JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, announced that Owoeye Jesudunsin scored 372 out of 400 to emerge as the best candidate in the examination.
Jesudunsin, who is from Ekiti State and sat for the examination in Ogun State, applied to study Medicine and Surgery at University of Lagos as her first-choice institution.
Her score is three points lower than the highest mark recorded in the 2025 UTME, when Anambra-born Chinedu Okeke scored 375.
Coming second in the 2026 ranking was Ikenna Enwere from Imo State, who scored 370 marks. He selected Nile University as his first-choice institution to study Computer Science.
Closely behind was Ayomide Bamisile from Ondo State, who scored 369 marks and applied to study Software Engineering at the Federal University of Technology Akure.
JAMB said the release of the top scorers forms part of activities surrounding its annual policy meeting on tertiary admissions in Nigeria.
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. | F | 372 | UNILAG (MBBS) | Ekiti |
| 2 | Enwere Kingsley I. | M | 370 | NILE (Comp. Science) | Imo |
| 3 | Bamisile Ayomide E. | M | 369 | FUTA (Software Eng.) | Ondo |
| 4 | Olabiyisi Olanrewaju | M | 368 | Pan-Atlantic (Mechatronics) | Oyo |
| 4 | Victor-Onyeka Daniel | M | 368 | UNIPORT (Elect/Elect) | Imo |
| 4 | Osagiobare Daniel O. | M | 368 | UNIBEN (Mech. Eng.) | Edo |
| 4 | Ademiluyi Adebowale | M | 368 | OAU (Comp. Eng.) | Osun |
| 4 | Azuike Kenechukwu | M | 368 | ABUAD (Software Eng.) | Anambra |
| 9 | Offorkile Michael | M | 367 | UI (Comp. Science) | Abia |
| 9 | Adebisi Eniola S. | M | 367 | Covenant (Comp. Science) | Ogun |
| 9 | Umukoro Gift O. | M | 367 | Pan-Atlantic (Elect/Elect) | Delta |
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