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(FULL LIST): JAMB Unveils 2026 UTME Top Scorers
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the list of top scorers for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with an applicant to the University of Lagos (UNILAG) leading the chart.
At its 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions in Abuja on Monday, JAMB said Ekiti-born Owoeye Jesudunsin, who sat for the examination in Ogun State, was ranked as the highest scorer for the 2026 UTME. She scored 372 out of 400 marks to emerge as the highest-scoring candidate.
According to JAMB registrar Ishaq Oloyede, Jesudunsin applied to study medicine and surgery as her first choice at the University of Lagos (UNILAG).
Her score is three marks lower than the 2025 top score of 375. Anambra-born Chinedu Okeke got the score.
In second place this year was Ikenna Enwere with 370 marks. The Imo-born picked Nile University in Abuja as his first choice and chose to study computer science.
He was closely followed by Ayomide Bamisile of Ondo State, who scored 369 marks. 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. 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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