The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who sat for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18. A total of 1,264,940 results from those two days are now available for retrieval. Candidates can access their results by sending the word UTMERESULT to 55019 or 66019 using the phone number registered for the exam. This follows the earlier release of 632,752 results from Thursday, April 16, bringing the cumulative total to 1,897,692. JAMB attributed a delay in releasing the Friday and Saturday results to the temporary absence of its chief executive on official duties. A total of 2,243,816 candidates registered for the 2026 UTME, up from 2.03 million in 2025. Lagos State had the highest number of registrants with 381,814, followed by Ogun, Oyo, Kaduna, and the Federal Capital Territory. Abroad, Côte d'Ivoire recorded the highest participation with 32 candidates.
Over 1.2 million UTME results from April 17 and 18 are now accessible, meaning many candidates can check their scores immediately via SMS. Students who wrote on those dates should send UTMERESULT to 55019 or 66019 using their registered phone number to view their results without delay.
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