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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the list of the highest-performing candidates in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with Owoeye Jesudunsin from Ekiti State emerging as the overall best candidate nationwide.

JAMB unveiled the list on Monday during the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions held in Abuja.

Jesudunsin scored 372 out of the maximum obtainable 400 marks. She selected the University of Lagos (UNILAG) as her institution of choice and intends to study MBBS.

Enwere Kingsley Ikenna from Imo State followed closely with a score of 370. He applied to Nile University to study Computer Science.

Bamisile Ayomide Emmanuel from Ondo State came next with 369 marks and chose the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) to study Software Engineering.

Two candidates — Olabiyisi Olanrewaju Oluwatimileyin from Oyo State and Victor-Onyeka Daniel Ifeanyi from Imo State — scored 368. Olabiyisi applied to Pan-Atlantic University for Mechatronics Engineering, while Victor-Onyeka selected the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) for Electrical/Electronics Engineering.

Also scoring 368 was Osagiobare Daniel Osahenrumwen from Edo State, who applied to the University of Benin (UNIBEN) to study Mechanical Engineering.

Other top scorers include Ademiluyi Adebowale Anthony from Osun State, who scored 368 and chose Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) for Computer Engineering, and Azuike Kenechukwu Anthony from Anambra State, who also scored 368 and applied to Afe Babalola University (ABUAD) for Software Engineering.

Offorkile Michael Okechukwu from Abia State recorded 367 marks and selected Computer Science as his preferred course.

Adebisi Eniola Sonari from Ogun State also scored 367 and applied to Covenant University to study Computer Science.

Umukoro Gift Orhenevovwero from Delta State completed the list of leading candidates with 367 marks after choosing UNILAG for Electrical/Electronics Engineering.