The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the list of top scorers in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Speaking at the 2025 Policy Meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday, JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, announced that Okeke Chinedu Christian, from Anambra State, recorded the highest score with a total of 375.
However, Prof. Oloyede revealed that the Board discovered discrepancies in Okeke’s academic records. Although he applied to study Mechanical Engineering at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), records in JAMB’s database showed that he was previously admitted to the Department of Medicine at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) four years ago and is still actively enrolled.
Following inquiries, UNN confirmed that Okeke remains a registered medical student with no official record of withdrawal. Consequently, JAMB has written to the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) to ensure that he is not allowed to practice medicine under these circumstances.
Meanwhile, several other candidates also posted impressive results. Below is the list of the top 10 scorers in the 2025 UTME:
Top 10 Candidates – 2025 UTME
- Okeke Chinedu Christian
- Score: 375
- State of Origin: Anambra
- Institution of Choice: University of Lagos (UNILAG)
- Course: Mechanical Engineering
- Gender: Male
- Ayuba Simon-Peter John
- Score: 374
- State of Origin: Gombe
- Institution of Choice: Afe Babalola University (ABUAD)
- Course: Mechanical Engineering
- Gender: Male
- Abdulmalik Olayinka Jimoh
- Score: 373
- State of Origin: Kwara
- Institution of Choice: University of Lagos (UNILAG)
- Course: Mechanical Engineering
- Gender: Male
- Roberts Ayibo Damiete
- Score: 373
- State of Origin: Rivers
- Institution of Choice: University of Lagos (UNILAG)
- Course: Electrical/Electronic Engineering
- Gender: Male
- Ononugbo Chibueze Chigozirim
- Score: 373
- State of Origin: Enugu
- Institution of Choice: University of Ibadan (UI)
- Course: Electrical/Electronic Engineering
- Gender: Male
- Olawepo Tunmise Gertrude
- Score: 373
- State of Origin: Kwara
- Institution of Choice: University of Lagos (UNILAG)
- Course: Computer Science
- Gender: Female
- Afenitan Leslie Ofeoritse
- Score: 373
- State of Origin: Delta
- Institution of Choice: Covenant University (CU)
- Course: Mechanical Engineering
- Gender: Male
- Azoyenime Samuel Chukwuemeka
- Score: 372
- State of Origin: Delta
- Institution of Choice: Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)
- Course: Aerospace Engineering
- Gender: Male
- Oyebode Emmanuel Oluwapelumi
- Score: 372
- State of Origin: Ogun
- Institution of Choice: University of Lagos (UNILAG)
- Course: Not Provided
- Gender: Male
- Omigie Cecil Osaigbovo
- Score: 372
- State of Origin: Edo
- Institution of Choice: University of Ibadan (UI)
- Course: Not Provided
- Gender: Male
