The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said an Ekiti indigene, Adebayo Eyimofe, scored the highest mark in the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made the disclosure during the board’s 2022 policy meeting at the International Conference Centre in Abuja on Thursday.
Oloyede said the Ekiti indigene, who wrote his examination in Abuja, scored 362 marks.
According to the JAMB Registrar, Eyinmofe was followed by an indigene of Enugu State, Ugwu Chikelu, with 359 marks.
Other high scorers include Igbalaye Ebunoluwa 357; Emmanuel Oluwanifemi 357; Ozumba Samuel 357; Olumide-Attah Ayomide 355; Lawal Olaoluwa 355; Dokun Jubril 354; Amaku Anthony 354; and Aghulor Divine 353.
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Oloyede further stated that only 378,639 of the 1,761,338 candidates of the 2022 UTME scored 200 and above, adding that 520,596 scored 190 and above.
He noted that 704,991 candidates scored 180 and above; 934,103 scored 170 and above; while 1,192, 057 scored 160 and above.
He added that JAMB allowed candidates with awaiting results to register for the 2022 UTME.
“These candidates can’t be considered for admission on awaiting result status. They must present their O’level results on the board’s portal before the commencement of admissions,” Oloyede stated.
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