2024 UTME: JAMB unveils top-scoring candidates (See Full List)

During the current 2024 policy meeting hosted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Abuja, it was disclosed that three candidates have achieved the highest scores in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), each scoring 367 points.

The top scorers are Olowu Joseph from Ondo State, Alayande David from Oyo State, and Orukpe Joel from Edo State.

In the previous year, Umeh Nkechinyere held the highest score with a 360 aggregate.

JAMB had earlier decided not to announce the 2024 highest scorer to avoid a repeat of the controversy similar to the “Mmesoma matter.” In 2023, Ejikeme Mmesoma, a 19-year-old student, falsely claimed to have scored 362, whereas her actual score was 249 according to the JAMB portal.

JAMB’s Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, emphasized that the Board views the UTME as a ranking examination and considers it only one part of the criteria for admission to tertiary institutions.

As a result, JAMB is cautious about publicizing the names of top performers to prevent potential misunderstandings and misrepresentations.

The list was unveiled by the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede during the ongoing policy meeting of the Board in Abuja on Thursday. They are;

1.⁠ ⁠Olowu David – 367- Ondo state
2.⁠ ⁠⁠Alayande David- 367- Oyo state
3.⁠ ⁠⁠Orukpe Joel-367- Edo
4.⁠ ⁠⁠Emmanuel Jeremiah-366- Akwa-Ibom
5.⁠ ⁠⁠Essiet Etini-365-Akwa-Ibom
6.⁠ ⁠Ezenwoko Zara-365-Abia
7.⁠ ⁠⁠Umoh Joshua-365-Akwa-Ibom
8.⁠ ⁠⁠Mamudu Abdulraham-364-Edo
9.⁠ ⁠⁠Adeleke Abdulbasit-363-Kwara
10.⁠ ⁠⁠Echem Victor-363-Rivers
11.⁠ ⁠⁠Etute Emmanuel-363- Edo
12.⁠ ⁠⁠Jedidiah Chidiebube-363-Imo
13.⁠ ⁠⁠Adesanya Oluwatimilehin-363-Ogun.