The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has listed the candidates who scored the highest in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
JAMB Registrar Is-haq Oloyede, a professor, listed the candidates during a presentation at an ongoing admission policy meeting in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
Three candidates scored the highest mark of 367 out of the attainable score of 400, according to a list presented by Mr Oloyede.
Mr Oloyede had stated when JAMB released the results that only 8,401, representing 0.5 per cent of candidates, scored above 300 in the examination.
He said 77,070, representing 4.2 per cent, scored 250 and above and that 439,974, representing 24 per cent, scored 200 and above.
Top scorers and their scores
Olowu Joseph Oluwasijibomi – 367
Alayande David – 367
Orukpe Joel Ehijele – 367
Emmanuel Jeremiah Jewel -365
Essiet Etini Joshua -365
Ezenwoko Zara Valerie -365
Umoh Joshua Augustine -365
Mamudu Abdulrahman -364
Adeleke Abdulbasit Adekunle -363
Echem Victor Prosper -363
Etute Emmanuel Ehihomen -363
Keke Jedidiah Chidiebube -363
Adesanya Daniel Oluwatimileyin -363
