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Just In: 378,639 JAMB Candidates Scored Above As Ekiti Pupil Leads

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has disclosed that only 378,639 of the 1,761,338 candidates who sat for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations scored over 200.
Disclosing this on Thursday during the 2022 policy meeting, the agency’s Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede noted that 378,639 scored above 200; a total of 520,596 candidates scored 190 and above; 704,991 scored 180 and above; 934,103 scored 170 and above; 1,192, 057 scored 160 and above.
The Registrar also said that the board allowed candidates with awaiting results to register for the 2022 UTME.
Oloyeded stated, “JAMB allowed awaiting results candidates to register and sit for the 2022 UTME. These candidates can’t be considered for admission on awaiting result status. They must present their O’level results on the board’s portal before the commencement of admissions.”
Meanwhile, an Ekiti State indigene by the name Adebayo Eyimofe scored the highest mark in the examination.
Eyimofe, who scored a total of 362 marks was followed closely by Ugwu Chikelu, an indigene of Enugu state who scored 359.
Other high scorers include Igbalaye Ebunoluwa 357; Emmanuel Oluwanifemi 357; Ozumba Samuel 357; Olumide-Attah Ayomide 355; Lawal Olaoluwa 355; Dokun Jubril 354; Amaku Anthony 354 and Aghulor Divine 353.
