JAMB: Meet Exceptional Student Who Scored 370 in 2025 UTME, His Result Displayed Online

• A Nigerian student who wrote the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) came out with flying colours
• According to his UTME result, which was displayed on social media for people to see, the boy scored 370 in aggregate
• The exceptional student is identified as Afolabi Olumide Ayodeji, who is a student of the Icon Comprehensive College, Akure

A student of the Icon Comprehensive College, Akure, Ondo state, has been praised for his performance in the 2025 UTME.

The boy's UTME result has been shared on social media after it was released by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

The UTME result was posted by Olúyẹmí Fásípè, who identified the student as Afolabi Olumide Ayodeji.

According to the post, the boy is just 15 years old. He said Afolabi scored 370, a feat considered to be great.

He wrote:

"Allow me to introduce Afolabi Olumide Ayodeji, a 15-year-old student at Icons Comprehensive College in Ijapo Estate, Akure, Ondo State. He has achieved a remarkable feat by breaking a long-standing record in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) with an unprecedented score of 370, marking the highest score recorded in over a decade. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) records shows that no individual has attained a score of 370 since the inception of the JAMB Computer-Based Test (CBT) in 2013. Let's celebrate the young legend!"

Who is the highest scorer in 2025 JAMB?

Legit.ng checked the claim made by Fasipe to see if it is true that no candidate had scored up to 370 in the past 10 years.

In a compilation of the exception JAMB candidates published by TheCable Lifestyle and also shared by Legit.ng, no one had up to 370 as of 2013 to 2023.

The highest mark seen on the list was 365, which was scored by Maduafokwa Egoagwuagwu Agnes in 2020.

However, in 2024, Olowu David, ⁠⁠Alayande David, and⁠ ⁠⁠Orukpe Joel scored 367 each to emerge as the top three candidates.

Also, JAMB has yet to name the highest scorer in the 2025 UTME.

See the boy's UTME result below:

Reactions as boy scores 370 marks in JAMB

@TheManAfricano said:

"It has to just be someone from Ondo state."

@sakwaofkigali said:

"This it the boy people should crowd fund, but it’s well."

@thealexisJnr said:

"The same jamb everyone were accusing of hack. If you didn't Read and pass. They will surely pick the blame on something."

@DukeofBourdilon said:

"This is the highest score I have ever seen. Brilliance at its peak. Congratulations to him."

@_chiefagbabiaka said:

"This is massive....I think this is the highest I have seen on and off this App. Congratulations."

@realshazzar said:

"Ondo state thrives again, big win for afolabi and congratulations to him."

@Wonuola___xx said:

"Icon Olumide, proud to say I taught him while I serviced in Icons comprehensive college Ijapo. I can affirm to him being a very bright and exceptional student. Well deserved champ."

JAMB's reaction to low UTME scores

Despite some people celebrating high scores in the 2025 UTME, many candidates, like a Biology teacher, John Felix Obuighkem, were complaining about receiving scores that were not theirs.

In response to that, JAMB said it was looking at the issue to see if there was indeed a technical glitch. It said it will be getting external help from experts.

JAMB said:

"We are particularly concerned about the unusual complaints originating from a few states within the Federation. We are currently scrutinising these complaints in detail to identify and rectify any potential technical issues. To assist in this process, we have engaged a number of experts, including members from the Computer Professionals Association of Nigeria, Chief External Examiners, who are heads of tertiary institutions, the Educational Assessment and Research Network in Africa, measurement experts, and Vice Chancellors from various institutions."

Student alarmed after seeing his UTME result

In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian student said his UTME result was not a true reflection of his academic abilities because he studied well.

A part of the examination result that broke the boy's heart the most was mathematics, because he said he covered 90% of his syllabus.

He posted his result on X and noted that he scored 154 marks in aggregate, a far cry from what he was expecting.

Joseph Omotayo, the HoD of the Human Interest Desk, contributed to this report, adding comments from JAMB.

Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng