JAMB releases over 1.8 million UTME results nationwide

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced the release of results for candidates who sat the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination on Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18.

In a statement issued on Sunday by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, the board said 1,264,940 results from the two days had been processed and made available for candidates.

“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,” the statement read.

The board noted that this latest batch follows an earlier release of results for candidates who wrote the examination on Thursday, April 16.

“The board had earlier released 632,752 results of candidates who sat the examination on Thursday, 16 April 2026. This brings the total number of results released so far to 1,897,692,” it said.

JAMB urged candidates to access their results through its designated SMS channels, maintaining its standard result-checking procedure.

“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 statement added.

The examination body further explained that the results released so far represent outcomes from the first three days of the nationwide exercise.

The UTME, which commenced nationwide on Thursday, is expected to have over two million candidates participating across various computer-based test centres.