Amid a national trend of low performance reported by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Master Oshawo Ephraim, who hails from Iyora community in Estako West Local Government Council of Edo State, has topped the list of successful candidates with one of the highest marks.

The young chap who has inspired many in the state and beyond scored 368 overall and had over 90 marks in mathematics, physics, and chemistry.

The 16-year-old, who missed with just two (2) marks to score 100/100, scored in mathematics: 98, Physics: 98, Chemistry: 98, and English Language: 74, with an aggregate of 368.

Master Oshawo’s result places him among the top-performing candidates in the country.

Oshawo is a student of GoldMark Academy, Benin City, and has made Edo State proud for coming out in flying colours to the admiration of all and sundry.

The teenager expressed optimism about being admitted to study Computer Science at the University of Benin (UNIBEN).

JAMB recently disclosed that 75 percent of candidates who sat the 2025 UTME scored below 200, while fewer than one percent attained scores above 300.

A week later, JAMB registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, announced that there was a technical glitch and apologised to over 397,000 candidates affected who were asked to retake their exam.