Di Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) don release di list of di best candidates for 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Di overall top scorer na Owoeye Daniella Jesudunsin, wey come from Ekiti State. She score 372 out of 400 marks, and she choose University of Lagos (UNILAG) as her first choice to study Medicine and Surgery.
JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, announce dis during di 2026 admission policy meeting for Abuja on Monday. He say di candidate write di exam for Ogun State.
Di top score for dis year na three points lower pass di 2025 highest score of 375 wey Chinedu Okeke from Anambra State get.
Second position go to Enwere Kingsley Ikenna from Imo State, wey score 370. He choose Nile University of Nigeria for Computer Science.
Third place na Bamisile Ayomide Emmanuel from Ondo State, wey score 369. He select Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) for Software Engineering.
Olabiyisi Olanrewaju Oluwatimileyin from Oyo State score 368 and choose Pan-Atlantic University for Mechatronics Engineering.
Victor-Onyeka Daniel Ifeanyi from Imo State also score 368, and he pick University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) for Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
Osagiobare Daniel Osaherumwen from Edo State score 368 and choose University of Benin (UNIBEN) for Mechanical Engineering.
Ademiluyi Adebowale Anthony from Osun State score 368 and select Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) for Computer Engineering.
Azike Kenechukwu Anthony from Anambra State score 368 and choose Afe Babalola University (ABUAD) for Software Engineering.
Offorike Michael Okechukwu from Abia State score 367 and choose University of Ibadan (UI) for Computer Science.
Adebisi Eniola Sonari from Ogun State also score 367 and select Covenant University for Computer Science.
Umukoro Gift Oghenevovwero from Delta State round off di list with 367 marks and choose Pan-Atlantic University for Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
Oloyede also announce say from 2027, JAMB go start “Bring your own device” option for UTME. Candidates go fit use dia personal devices for exam, with flash drive inserted to prevent malpractice. He say di option go be cheaper and easier to manage.
Stakeholders for di meeting fix deadlines for 2026 admission exercise. Public universities must finish admission on or before October 31, 2026. Private universities get up to November 30, 2026. Polytechnics, monotechnics, and colleges of education must complete admission by December 31, 2026.
Oloyede warn say any institution wey no finish admission within di deadline go lose access to candidates for dat session. Successful candidates must accept admission offers within four weeks, or dem go withdraw di offer.
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