By Grace Udofia
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has released the details of 10 candidates that scored highest marks in the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with more than half of these students applying for admissions in some private universities in the country.
JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede revealed this during a presentation at the 2021 National Policy Meeting on admission in Abuja.
However, six out of the 10 best have applied to study different courses in various private universities in the country, with Covenant University on the lead with five prospective students who have applied for admission in the school
Every candidate enlisted to take the UTME is expected to take four compulsory subjects relating to their field of studies with a score of 100 for each subject bringing it to a total of 400 for all four subjects.
Monwuba Chibuzo Chibuikem who wrote the exam from Lagos state had the highest mark for the 2021 examination with a total score of 358 out of 400.
Chibuikem is seeking admission into Electrical/Electronics Engineering Department of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State.
Qomarudeen Abdulwasiu Alabi from Osun State came second with 350 marks and he is pursuing admission into Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife to study Mathematics.
The third on the list is Adeogun Kehinde Oreoluwa from Ogun State. He scored 350 and intends to study Electrical/Electronics Engineering at the University of Lagos.
Ajayi Eberechukwu Isaiah was listed as the fourth with 349 marks. He hails from Lagos and he is seeking admission into Mechatronics Department of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta.
The only female on the top 10 list, Okarike Favour Kenneth, was fifth on the list with 348. She is seeking admission to Mechanical engineering programme of Convenant University.
Others are Omonona Oluwamayokun Victor; 347 from Oyo State, who chose Covenant University – Electrical/Electronics Engineering.
Owoeye Israel Oluwatimilehin; 347 from Ekiti State – Computer Science, Covenant University, Ota.
Ehizogie Jeffrey Aidelogie; 347, Edo State, Mechatronics, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti.
Ajeigbe Moyinoluwa Samuel; 346 from Ekiti State, Computer Engineering, Covenant University and Yakubu Abdulraheem Joshua from Edo State, 343, Chemical Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.
