Jesudunsin Chooses Medicine And Surgery At UNILAG As JAMB Registrar Releases Top UTME Performers

Jesudunsin Chooses Medicine and Surgery at UNILAG as JAMB Registrar Releases Top UTME Performers The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has revealed that top 2026 UTME candidate Owoeye Daniella Jesudunsin applied to study Medicine and Surgery at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) as her first choice. The disclosure was made during the presentation of the top-performing candidates at the 2026 UTME policy meeting in Abuja, where JAMB officially released details of candidates who recorded the highest scores in the examination. According to JAMB, Jesudunsin emerged as the highest scorer nationwide with 372 marks out of 400, placing her at the top of the 2026 UTME rankings. Prof. Oloyede confirmed that she selected Medicine and Surgery at UNILAG, one of Nigeria’s most competitive medical programmes. The candidate, who sat for the examination in Ogun State and hails from Ekiti State, has been widely praised for her academic performance. JAMB also released the full list of top scorers, which showed other high-performing candidates scoring between 367 and 370 marks. Among themThe 2026 UTME results highlight continued intense Enwere Kingsley Ikenna 370 marks Computer Science, NILE University Bamisile Ayomide Emmanuel 369 marks (Software Engineering, FUTA Several others tied at 368 marks, including candidates admitted into UNIBEN, UNIPORT, OAU, and ABUAD. competition for admission into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, especially for highly sought-after courses such as Medicine, Engineering, and Computer Science. JAMB officials noted that candidates demonstrated strong performance overall, with top scorers reflecting improved preparation and academic commitment across the country. With UNILAG’s Medicine and Surgery programme being one of the most competitive in Nigeria, Jesudunsin’s score positions her among the leading candidates for admission, subject to post-UTME requirements and available quota slots. Education stakeholders say her performance reflects both personal discipline and increasing competitiveness in Nigeria’s university admission process. As universities prepare for the 2026/2027 admission cycle, attention now shifts to how top scorers like Jesudunsin will fare in post-UTME screenings and final admission lists. For now, her achievement stands out as one of the most remarkable in this year’s UTME results, drawing national attention to her academic ambition of becoming a medical doctor.