The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced the release of results for candidates who sat for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18.
In a statement issued on Sunday by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, the board said a total of 1,264,940 results from the two examination days have been processed and released for candidates to access.
“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 also recalled that it had earlier released 632,752 results from candidates who wrote the exam on Thursday, April 16, 2026, bringing the total number of results released so far to 1,897,692.
“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 added.
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JAMB advised candidates to check their results using the official SMS platform.
“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 said.
The examination body noted that the released results cover the first three days of the nationwide exercise, which is expected to involve over two million candidates across various computer-based test centres.