The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) was created in 1978, and since then, some candidates have stood out for their academic achievements.
Every year, some applicants perform so well in the JAMB’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) that they receive particular media and public recognition.
2013 top scorer in JAMB UTME
The top scorer in 2013 was Olise Israel Chukwunalu who got 299 in the examination.
The young man would later gain admission into the University of Ibadan, where he studied medicine and surgery. He now works as a medical doctor having completed his education in UI.
2014 JAMB UTME top scorer
Onomejoh Princewill was the top scorer in the 2014 JAMB UTME after bagging a score of 299.
Onomejoh went on to study for a degree at the University of Benin (UNIBEN) where he graduated with first class. He was also the best graduating student from the institution’s faculty of arts during his set.
2015 JAMB UTME top scorer
In 2015, Ilukwe Lottachukwu Geraldine emerged as the highest-scoring candidate. Ilukwe from Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja, scored 332 and went to study at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in England.
After bagging a law degree, Ilukwe has now become a lawyer and consultant in the UK.
JAMB UTME’s top scorers in 2016.
There were two top scorers in 2016. Akenbor Adesuwa Osarugue and Anonye Victory Emenike scored 359 each in the nationwide examination. As of 2023, Adesuwa was a medical student at UNIBEN.
Anonye, on the other hand, is a student of medicine and surgery at the University of Jos (UNIJOS).
2017 JAMB
UTME top scorer Akingbulugbe Precious Ayomide was the candidate who scored the highest mark in 2017. Akingbulugbe scored 353 to clinch the top position.
However, his present academic heroics are unknown.
Top scorer in 2018 JAMB UTME
Galadima Israel Zakari got the highest score in the 2018 JAMB UTME as he obtained 364. Galadima, who is from Borno state, lost his dad as a child, but he still did well academically.
He graduated from Faith Academy in Ota, Ogun state. He gained admission into Covenant University, where he studies electrical and electronics engineering. The then governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima, who is now the vice president, awarded him a N5 million scholarship.
UTME 2019 top scorer in JAMB
Ezeunala Ekene Franklin scored 347 in the 2019 UTME.
He graduated from Meiran Community Senior High School in Lagos. Ezeunala was 15 years old at the time, and it was reported that UNILAG was considering him for admission.
Though not confirmed, it was understood that he got a scholarship to study at Columbia University in the United States.
2020 JAMB UTME top scorer
In 2020, Maduafokwa Egoagwuagwu Agnes emerged as the highest-scoring candidate in JAMB. The graduate of Louisville Girls High School, Ijebu-Itele, in Ogun state, topped the scores with 365.
Agnes is pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, United States, under the institution’s Karsh scholarship programme for international students.
JAMB UTME top scorer 2021
Monwuba Chibuzo Chibuikem was declared the top scorer in 2020 having scored 358 over 400.
Monwuba is an electrical, electronics and communications engineering student at the University of South Florida in the United States.
Top JAMB UTME scorer for 2022
Adebayo Eyimofe Oluwatofunmi emerged as the highest-scoring candidate in 2022. Adebayo, who hails from Ekiti state, scored 362 to clinch the top position. Not much is known about his latest academic heroics.
2023 top scorer in JAMB Nkechinyere Umeh was the top scorer in the 2023 JAMB UTME, and many organisations and individuals celebrated her feat. Nkechinyere scored 360 over 400 to clinch the top spot in the examination. She was a student of Deeper Life High School in Mowe, Ogun state, and was later offered a full scholarship by Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra state.