The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the top scorers in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Speaking at the 2025 Policy Meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed that Okeke Chinedu Christian from Anambra State emerged as the highest scorer with 375 out of 400. He selected the University of Lagos as his first-choice institution to study Mechanical Engineering.
Coming closely behind is Ayuba Simon-Peter John from Gombe State, who scored 374 and picked Afe Babalola University (ABUAD) to also study Mechanical Engineering.
In third place is Jimoh Abdulmalik Olayinka from Kwara State, who scored 373 with the University of Lagos as his first-choice institution and Mechanical Engineering as his preferred course.
However, the JAMB boss stated that the Board made some discoveries regarding Okeke, who applied for Mechanical Engineering at the University of Lagos.
According to him, data from JAMB revealed that Okeke was admitted to study Medicine four years ago at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN.
He said JAMB wrote to UNN for clarification about the candidate, and the school revealed that Okeke had dropped out of the school.
The Registrar, however, said that when asked to put this in writing, the university refused to state that she dropped out of school.
Speaking on the development, JAMB Public Communications Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin said the Board is suspecting foul play.
“The law does not allow a student to matriculate twice, and as an undergraduate, he has an advantage over the other candidates in the examinations.
“In his records, he claimed he is from the Southeast while the other record reads that he is from Lagos State.
“We are suspecting that he is a mercenary in the examination,” Benjamin said.
