JAMB Reveals Top Scorers in 2024 UTME with Three Candidates Tying for Highest Marks
Additionally, 77,070 candidates, or 4.2 percent, scored 250 and above, while 439,974 candidates, representing 24 percent, scored 200 and above.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed the top scorers in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). According to JAMB Registrar, Mr. Ishaq Oloyede, three candidates achieved the highest mark of 367 out of a possible 400.
Mr. Oloyede noted that 8,401 candidates, representing 0.5 percent of the total, scored above 300. Additionally, 77,070 candidates, or 4.2 percent, scored 250 and above, while 439,974 candidates, representing 24 percent, scored 200 and above.
The top scorers and their scores are as follows:
- Olowu Joseph Oluwasijibomi – 367
- Alayande David – 367
- Orukpe Joel Ehijele – 367
- Emmanuel Jeremiah Jewel – 365
- Essiet Etini Joshua – 365