The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released results for candidates who sat the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on April 17 and 18, bringing the total number of results released so far to 1,897,692.
In a statement on Sunday, JAMB spokesperson Fabian Benjamin said 1,264,940 results from the two days had been processed and released.
“The results of candidates who sat the examination on Friday, 17 April and Saturday, 18 April 2026 have now been released,” Benjamin said. “A total of 1,264,940 results from these two days are available for candidates to check or view.”
The board had earlier released 632,752 results for candidates who wrote the examination on April 16.
“This brings the total number of results released so far to 1,897,692,” the statement added.
JAMB urged candidates to check their results via its SMS platform.
“To view their results, candidates should send UTMERESULT to 55019 or 66019 using the phone number they used to register for the 2026 UTME,” it said.
The board explained that the results released so far cover the first three days of the nationwide examination exercise.
The UTME, which began on April 16, is expected to involve over two million candidates across computer-based test centres nationwide.
