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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Sunday announced the release of results for candidates who sat the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18.
In a post on X signed by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, the board disclosed that a total of 1,264,940 results from the two days are now available for candidates to check.
“The results of candidates who sat the examination on Friday, 17 April and Saturday, 18 April 2026 have now been released. A total of 1,264,940 results from these two days are available for candidates to check/view.
“To view their results, candidates should send UTMERESULT to 55019 or 66019 using the phone (SIM) number they used to register for the 2026 UTME,” the agency said.
JAMB noted that it had earlier released 632,752 results for candidates who sat the examination on Thursday, April 16.
“This brings the total number of results released so far to 1,897,692,” it added.
The board had earlier apologised for failing to release the latest batch of results as scheduled, assuring candidates that they would be made public later on Sunday.
Initially, results for candidates who wrote the exam on Friday, April 17, were expected on Saturday, but the delay caused frustration among candidates awaiting their scores.
In a statement, the agency attributed the setback to the temporary absence of its chief executive, who was on official duty.
More than two million candidates are expected to take part in the examination, which commenced on April 16 at accredited Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres nationwide.
JAMB said a total of 2,243,816 candidates registered for the 2026 exercise, representing a 10.5 per cent increase from the 2.03 million recorded in 2025.
The examination is conducted in four daily sessions to reduce congestion and improve verification processes.
Lagos State recorded the highest number of candidates with 381,814, followed by Ogun (137,156), Oyo (122,662), Kaduna (103,498), and the Federal Capital Territory (102,961).
Outside Nigeria, participation remains low, with Côte d’Ivoire recording 32 candidates, followed by Equatorial Guinea (16), Burkina Faso (14), and the United Kingdom (12). Countries such as Gambia, Ghana, and South Africa recorded fewer than 10 candidates each.
