Amidst explanations for the 2025 UTME result glitches, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released a comprehensive list of the top-performing candidates in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from 2013 to 2024.
JAMB Registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, acknowledged the technical errors affecting some candidates’ 2025 scores. Despite these issues, he noted that the highest score in the 2025 UTME (374) was the best in the last fifteen years.
During the briefing, Professor Oloyede presented the list of candidates with the highest scores over the past twelve years:
List of Best UTME Candidates for the Past Twelve (12) Years
| S/N | YEAR | REGISTRATION NUMBER | NAME | SCORE |
| 1 | 2024 | 202440343695GA | Olowu Joseph Oluwasijibomi | 367 |
| 202440097040EF | Alayande David | 367 | ||
| 202440089418GA | Orukpe Joel Ehijele | 367 | ||
| 2 | 2023 | 202330325356GA | Umeh Kamsiyochukwu Nkechinyere | 360 |
| 3 | 2022 | 202211075576JA | Adebayo Eyimofe Oluwatofunmi | 362 |
| 4 | 2021 | 10054281ID | Monwuba Chibuzo Chibuikem | 358 |
| 5 | 2020 | 21398306DF | Maduafokwa Egoagwuagwu Agnes | 365 |
| 6 | 2019 | 96630270JC | Ezeunala Ekene Franklin | 347 |
| 7 | 2018 | 86034528DA | Galadima Israel Zakari | 364 |
| 8 | 2017 | 75902784CB | Akingbulugbe Precious Ayomide | 353 |
| 9 | 2016 | 65290500BI | Akenbor Adesuwa Osarugue | 359 |
| 10 | 2016 | 65740193BF | Anonye Victory Emenike | 359 |
| 11 | 2015 | 55395199EB | Ilukwe Lottachukwu Geraldine | 332 |
| 12 | 2014 | 47049891HB | Onomejoh Princewill | 299 |
| 13 | 2013 | 37207292AB | Olise Israel Chukwunalu | 299 |
Professor Oloyede stated that despite the complaints surrounding the 2025 results, the overall performance statistics were within the established patterns of previous years. He presented a comparison of UTME results since 2013.
The Registrar also addressed the technical issues experienced in the 2025 UTME, explaining that a service provider’s error in applying a patch to some center servers in Lagos and Owerri zones caused the disruption. He apologized for the inconvenience and announced that affected candidates in 157 centers would be contacted to retake the examination starting Friday, May 16, 2025.
“I apologise and take full responsibility not just in words,” Professor Oloyede stated. He also thanked the Minister of Education and other stakeholders for their support.
