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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will begin an option of “Bring Your Own Device” for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from 2027, the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has announced.
Oloyede disclosed this during the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions into Tertiary Institutions held in Abuja on Monday.
He said candidates would be allowed to use their personal devices for the examination, but a flash drive would be inserted to prevent malpractice.
Oloyede explained that the option would be cheaper and easier to manage and would also address complaints from candidates who often report that their computer went off during the examination.
According to him, this measure was designed to make the process more convenient while maintaining the integrity of the test. He added that other innovations would also be introduced by 2027 for seamless examination.
Top scorers announced
Speaking on candidates’ performance in the 2026 UTME results, Oloyede said that Jesudunsin Owoeye from Ekiti State, who sat for the examination in Ogun State, emerged as the highest scorer with 372 out of 400 marks.
He said that Owoeye chose the University of Lagos as her first choice to study Medicine and Surgery. The score is three points lower than the 2025 top score of 375, recorded by Chinedu Okeke from Anambra State.
Ikenna Enwere from Imo State came second with a score of 370. Enwere, who wrote the examination in Lagos State, selected Nile University as his first choice to study Computer Science.
In third place is Ayomide Bamisile from Ondo State with 369. He listed the Federal University of Technology, Akure, as his first choice to study Software Engineering.
