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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has denied claims that the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination has been postponed
JAMB described the circulating notice as malicious and false.
In a statement on Saturday, the board asked candidates and the public to disregard the message, saying it did not originate from the examination authority.
According to JAMB, the main 2026 UTME is scheduled to take place from April 16 to April 25, 2026.
“Our attention has been drawn to the malicious press release stating that the 2026 UTME has been postponed. The general public, particularly the candidates, are by this notice informed that the press release is fake and did not emanate from us. Kindly disregard it. All activities on the 2026 UTME continue as scheduled,” it read.
The clarification follows the 2026 UTME mock examination on March 28, during which technical issues were reported at some Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres.
Out of 224,597 registered candidates, 152,586 were able to complete the mock test across 989 CBT centres nationwide.
JAMB said more than 20 CBT centres that experienced technical challenges have been removed from the approved list.
“Over 20 CBT centres that experienced technical challenges have been delisted due to technical inadequacies,” JAMB added.
The board also warned candidates against individuals or groups on social media claiming they could assist in inflating scores, saying such claims are false and that candidates engaging in them risk having their registration cancelled or results withheld.
“Such claims are false and criminal. Any candidate found engaging in these activities risks cancellation of registration or withholding of results,” the board warned.
