JAMB releases Friday, Saturday UTME results

By Editor

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

Fabian Benjamin, who is the spokesperson of the board, disclosed on Sunday via a statement that a total of 1,264,940 results from the two days have been made available for candidates to check.

The statement reads, “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 board also recalled that it had earlier released the results of candidates who sat for 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.”

JAMB then advised candidates to check their results using the official SMS channels.

“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 board noted that the results released so far cover the first three days of the nationwide examination exercise.