The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the release of results for candidates who sat the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on April 17 and 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 days are now available for candidates to access.
“The results of candidates who sat the examination on Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, 2026, have been released. A total of 1,264,940 results from these two days are available for candidates to check,” the statement said.
JAMB noted that it had earlier published the results of 632,752 candidates who wrote the examination on April 16.
“This brings the total number of results released so far to 1,897,692,” it added.
The board advised candidates to check their results through its official SMS platforms.
“To access their results, candidates should send UTMERESULT to 55019 or 66019 using the same phone number used during registration,” the statement explained.
JAMB further clarified that the results released so far cover the first three days of the nationwide examination exercise.