The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced Okeke Chinedu Christian from Anambra State as the overall top scorer in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with a total score of 375 out of 400.
The announcement was made on Tuesday during the 2025 JAMB Policy Meeting on Admissions, held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja.
According to JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Okeke selected the University of Lagos (UNILAG) as his first-choice institution, with the intention of studying Mechanical Engineering.
Trailing closely behind is Ayuba Simon-Peter John from Gombe State, who scored 374 and chose Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), also to study Mechanical Engineering. In third place is Jimoh Abdulmalik Olayinka from Kwara State, who secured a score of 373 and also selected UNILAG for the same course.
The board released the list of the top ten scorers in the 2025 UTME, most of whom applied for engineering-related disciplines.
The full list is as follows:
1. Okeke Chinedu Christian (Anambra) – 375
University of Lagos, Mechanical Engineering
2. Ayuba Simon-Peter John (Gombe) – 374
Afe Babalola University, Mechanical Engineering
3. Jimoh Abdulmalik Olayinka (Kwara) – 373
University of Lagos, Mechanical Engineering
4. Roberts Ayibo Damiete (Rivers) – 373
University of Lagos, Electrical/Electronic Engineering
5. Ononugbo Chibueze Chigozirim (Enugu) – 373
University of Ibadan, Electrical/Electronic Engineering
6. Olawepo Tunmise Gertrude (Kwara) – 373
University of Lagos, Computer Science
7. Afenitan Leslie Ofeoritse (Delta) – 373
Covenant University, Mechanical Engineering
8. Azoyenime Samuel Chukwuemeka (Delta) – 372
Obafemi Awolowo University, Aerospace Engineering
9. Oyebode Emmanuel Oluwapelumi (Ogun) – 372
University of Lagos, Petroleum & Gas Engineering
10. Omigie Cecil Osaigbovo (Edo) – 372
University of Ibadan, Mechanical Engineering
