The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the list of top performers in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with a candidate aspiring to study medicine at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) emerging as the overall highest scorer.
Speaking at the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions in Abuja on Monday, JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, announced that Owoeye Jesudunsin, an Ekiti-born candidate who sat for the examination in Ogun State, topped the national ranking with 372 out of 400 marks.
Jesudunsin, who applied to study Medicine and Surgery at UNILAG as her first choice, emerged as the best-performing candidate in this year’s examination.
Her score is three points below the 2025 highest score of 375, recorded by Anambra-born Chinedu Okeke.
In second place for 2026 is Ikenna Enwere from Imo State, who scored 370. Enwere applied to Nile University, Abuja, where he hopes to study Computer Science.
Closely following is Ayomide Bamisile from Ondo State, who scored 369 and applied to study Software Engineering at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA).
2026 UTME Top Scorers
JAMB also released a broader list of top candidates as follows:
| 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 |
JAMB said the results reflect strong competition among candidates seeking admission into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, particularly in science and technology-related disciplines.
