The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the results of 1,897,692 candidates who sat the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination across the first three days of the nationwide exercise.
In a statement on Sunday, board spokesperson Fabian Benjamin disclosed that a fresh batch of 1,264,940 results from Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18 had been processed and made available, adding to the 632,752 results previously published for candidates who wrote the examination on Thursday, April 16.
“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,” Benjamin stated.
The board confirmed the arithmetic in the same statement: “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.”
Candidates seeking to access their results were directed to use designated SMS channels. According to the statement, candidates should send UTMERESULT to 55019 or 66019 using the same telephone number registered for the 2026 UTME. Study this detailed guide on this and other methods: JAMB Result Checker 2026/2027 Portal Now Open.
The 2026 UTME commenced on Thursday, April 16, with candidates writing at computer based test centres across Nigeria. The examination is expected to have 2,000,000 candidates participating nationwide, meaning results for the remaining days of the exercise are still being processed and will be released in subsequent batches.
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