The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has releases the names and scores of the 10 best candidates in the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination ( UTME).

The candidates scored between 352 and 365 in their UTME.

JAMB Releases Names and Scores Of 2020 UTME 10 Best Candidates

Two candidates from Anambra State outshone others with 365 and 363 scores, respectively.

Another came from Edo State with 359 while two candidates from Ekiti made the list on the fourth and fifth positions, scoring 358 and 356 respectively. Followed by candidates from Delta also scored 359 and 352 respectively.

Ondo, Akwa Ibom, Ekiti, Kwara, Oyo, and Ogun states also made the list

Two scored 359, two, 355, while four candidates scored 352.

“They are 10 in number and if you notice, some of the candidates scored the same mark and they are (tied) on the same position,” the spokesperson of the board, Fabian Benjamin, said.

Here are the names of the candidates and their scores as released:

1) Maduafokwa Egoagwuagwu Agnes -365

2) Nwobi Okwuchukwu David – 363

3) Ojuba Mezisashe Shalom – 359

3) Elikwu, Victor Chukwuemeka – 359

5) Adebola Oluwatobi Paul – 358

6) Gboyega Oluwatobiloba Enoch – 356

7) Ojo Samuel Oluwatobi – 355

7) Utulu, Jebose George – 355

9) Osom Akan Awesome – 353

10) Akakabota Fejiro Simeon – 352

10) Ogundele Favour Jesupemi – 352

10) Alatise Monsurah Bisola. – 352

10) Adelaja Oluwasemilore Daniel – 352

All 10 candidates applied to study engineering courses, ranging from Industrial Production, Mechanical, Civil, Computer to Electrical Engineering.

Four will attend the University of Lagos, two each will attend Covenant University, Obafemi Awolowo University and University of Ilorin. One will go to Kwara State University.

The 2020 UTME examination started on March 14 and ended March 21 in its accredited Computer Based Test (CBT) centres nationwide.

A total number of 1,949,983 candidates wrote the 2020 UTME examination.