Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced Owoeye Jesudunsin, an indigene of Ekiti State who sat for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in Ogun State, as the highest-scoring candidate in this year’s exercise with 372 out of a possible 400 marks.

JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this on Monday during the 2026 admission policy meeting held in Abuja, where the board unveiled the list of the best-performing candidates in the nationwide examination.

According to the board, Jesudunsin selected University of Lagos as her first-choice institution to study Medicine and Surgery. The score is three points lower than the highest mark recorded in the 2025 UTME.

JAMB’s official ranking showed that Enwere Kingsley Ikenna from Imo State emerged second with 370 marks after sitting for the examination in Lagos State. He applied to Nile University to study Computer Science.

Bamisile Ayomide Emmanuel from Ondo State came third with 369 marks and chose Federal University of Technology Akure to study Software Engineering.

Other top-performing candidates released by the examination body include Olabiyisi Olanrewaju Oluwatimileyin from Oyo State, Victor-Onyeka Daniel Ifeanyi from Imo State, Osagiobare Daniel Osahenrumwen from Edo State, Ademiluyi Adebowale Anthony from Osun State, and Azuike Kenechukwu Anthony from Anambra State, all of whom scored 368 marks.

Candidates who scored 367 include Offorkile Michael Okechukwu from Abia State, Adebisi Eniola Sonari from Ogun State, and Umukoro Gift Orhenevovwero from Delta State.

The board said over two million candidates participated in the 2026 UTME conducted across accredited computer-based test centres nationwide.