Owoeye Jesudunsin, a Lagos girl aiming to study Medicine at the University of Lagos, has scored the highest mark in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. She scored 372 out of a possible 400 marks, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board announced on Monday.
The JAMB reveal of top performers marks the official end of the examination season and sets the tone for admissions across Nigeria's tertiary institutions. Jesudunsin's achievement places her among an elite group of candidates who will have first choice of universities and programmes this admission cycle.
The JAMB also maintained the 150-point cutoff for university admissions, a threshold that has remained standard across most Nigerian universities in recent years. This minimum score determines which candidates qualify for consideration by institutions, effectively filtering millions of exam takers into the pool eligible for campus places.
Medicine programmes, particularly at prestigious institutions like UNILAG, remain highly competitive, and Jesudunsin's near-perfect score positions her as a strong candidate for admission. Her performance underscores the calibre of students competing for places in Nigeria's medical schools, where competition typically exceeds available slots by many times over.
The JAMB is expected to release full results and performance statistics in the coming weeks. Universities will begin their own admissions processes after receiving the examination data, with most institutions planning to conduct post-UTME screening or merit-based selection to narrow candidate lists further.
