The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the UTME 2026 results for candidates who sat the examination on Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18. A total of 1,264,940 results from these two days are now available for retrieval. This follows the earlier release of 632,752 results for candidates who took the test on Thursday, April 16, bringing the total number of results released so far to 1,897,692. According to a statement signed by JAMB spokesperson Fabian Benjamin and issued on Sunday, candidates can check their results by sending "UTMERESULT" to 55019 or 66019 using the phone number registered for the exam. The UTME is ongoing across accredited centres nationwide.

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Over 1.26 million candidates who sat for the UTME on April 17 and 18 can now access their results via SMS. Affected candidates should immediately send "UTMERESULT" to 55019 or 66019 using their registered phone number to check their scores.

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