Yemi Obafemi
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the list of the highest-scoring candidates in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with an Ekiti State candidate emerging as the overall best.
According to the list published by JAMB, Miss Owoye Daniella Jesudunsin from Ekiti State scored 372 to top the national ranking.
She selected the University of Lagos (UNILAG) as her first-choice institution and intends to study Medicine and Surgery (MBBS).
Coming second is Enwere Kingsley Ikenna from Imo State, who scored 370 and chose Nile University of Nigeria to study Computer Science.
Bamisile Ayomide Emmanuel from Ondo State placed third with a score of 369. He selected the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) and applied for Software Engineering.
Four candidates tied with 368 marks. They include Olabiyisi Olanrewaju Oluwatimileyin from Oyo State, who chose Pan-Atlantic University for Mechatronics Engineering; Victor-Onyeka Daniel Ifeanyi from Imo State, who applied to the University of Port Harcourt for Electrical/Electronic Engineering; Osagiobare Daniel Osaherumwen from Edo State, who selected the University of Benin for Mechanical Engineering; and Ademiluyi Adebowale Anthony from Osun State, who applied to Obafemi Awolowo University for Computer Engineering.
Also scoring 368 is Azuike Kenechukwu Anthony from Anambra State, who chose Afe Babalola University (ABUAD) to study Software Engineering.
Three other candidates scored 367. They are Offorkile Michael Okechukwu from Abia State, who selected the University of Ibadan for Computer Science; Adebisi Eniola Sonari from Ogun State, who applied to Covenant University for Computer Science; and Umukoro Gift Oghenevovwero from Delta State, who chose Pan-Atlantic University for Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
