A candidate from Lagos State, Monwuba Chibuikem, has emerged as the overall best candidate at the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination with a top score of 358.

The information was contained in a document shared by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board at its policy meeting held on Tuesday.

According to the document, Qomarudeen Alabi from Osun and Adeogun Oreoluwa from Ogun jointly came second as they both scored 350.

Ajayi Isaiah from Lagos took the fourth position with a score of 349 while Okarike Kenneth from Rivers  came fifth with 348.

The trio of Omonona Victor, Owoeye Oluwatimilehin, and Ehizogie Aidelogie cane sixth with 347 while Ajeigbe Samuel and Yakubu Joshua (Edo) had 346 and 343 respectively to complete the top 10.

A breakdown of the top 10 candidates by their states of origin showed Lagos, Edo and Ekiti had the highest with two students each while Osun, Oyo, Ogun and Rivers had one each.

The gender composition of the top 10 candidates also revealed that the list had nine males with only one female making it.