The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has unveiled the candidates who had the highest scores in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME).

Professor Ishaq Oloyede, the registrar of JAMB, unveiled the brilliant students during the 2023 policy meeting in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria, on Saturday, June 24, Vanguard reported.

Below is the list of the 2023 UTME top scorers and their states of origin, according to JAMB:

Umeh Nkechinyere (Anambra state) - 360

Aguele Stephen (Edo state) - 358

Ositade Oluwafemi (Osun state) - 358

Gbolahan Ayinde (Lagos state) - 357

John Fulfilment (Edo state) - 356

Chimdubem Ugonna (Imo state) - 355

The schools the top students apply to

Umeh Kamsiyochukwu Nkechinyere (female), who is from Anambra state, sat for the examination in Ogun state, Daily Trust also reported.

She applied to the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to study Chemical Engineering.

Similarly, Aguele Stephen Oseruha (male) sat for the examination in Edo state and applied to the University of Benin (UNIBEN) to study computer engineering.

Ositade Oluwafemi Anthony took the examination in Ogun state. He applied to study computer engineering at the University of Lagos (UNILAG).