Okeke Chinedu tops 2025 UTME as JAMB unveils best 10 candidates

….JAMB reports best performance in six years as 80.69% score 160 and above in 2025 UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has unveiled the top 10 candidates in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with Okeke Chinedu Christian emerging as the highest scorer nationwide with an impressive 375 points.

JAMB released the data during its 2025 Policy Meeting on Admission held in Abuja on Tuesday, highlighting academic excellence across the country and showcasing candidates from various states and backgrounds.

Okeke, who sat for the exam in Lagos State and hails from Anambra, listed Mechanical Engineering at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) as his first-choice programme.

Following closely behind Okeke is Ayuba Simon-Peter John from Ogun State, who scored 374 points and applied to Afe Babalola University (ABUAD) for Mechanical Engineering.

In third place is Jimoh Abdulmalik Olayinka from Kwara State with 374 points, also applying to UNILAG for Mechanical Engineering.

Other high scorers include: Roberts Damiete Ayibo from Rivers State (373, UNILAG, Electrical/Electronics Engineering).

Ononugbo Chigozirim Chibueze from Enugu (373, University of Ibadan, Electrical/Electronics Engineering)

Olawepo Gertrude Tunmise from Kwara (373, UNILAG, Computer Science)

Afonata Ofeoritse Leslie from Delta (372, Obafemi Awolowo University, Aerospace Engineering)

Azoyenime Samuel Chukwumemeka from Delta (372, Covenant University, Mechanical Engineering)

Oyebade Oluwapelumi Emmanuel from Ogun (372, UNILAG, Petroleum & Gas Engineering)

Omigie Osaigbovo Cecil from Edo (372, University of Ibadan, Mechanical Engineering)

JAMB has also recorded a performance leap in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with 80.69% of candidates scoring 160 and above, the highest in the past six years.

This was revealed in the comparative performance statistics presented by JAMB, showing the percentage of candidates who attained key score benchmarks between 2018 and 2025.

According to the 2025 data out of the 1,945,395 candidates who sat for the exam, 29.45% scored 200 and above, an increase from 24.33% in 2024 and a sharp contrast to the 12.17% recorded in 2022.

80.69% scored 160 and above, marking the highest percentage since 2018 when only 74.39% of candidates crossed the same threshold.

97.76% scored 140 and above, up from 95.59% in 2024 and 90.67% in 2019. 99.91% scored 100 and above, maintaining the high-performance trend seen in previous years.

Only 0.09% of candidates scored below 100, one of the lowest failure rates in the exam’s recent history.