The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released results for 632,788 candidates who sat the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Thursday, 16 April. Candidates can now check their scores via SMS by sending UTMERESULT to 55019 or 66019 using the phone number registered for the exam. Result slips are not yet available for printing, and JAMB stressed that results will be released in batches as the examination continues nationwide.
JAMB warned against result tampering, stating that fabricating scores using AI or other electronic methods is a criminal offence. The board confirmed that two candidates and one parent are in custody for falsifying results. Over 2.2 million candidates, specifically 2,243,816, registered for the 2026 UTME, according to JAMB.
Students who sat the UTME on 16 April can now check their scores via SMS, but must wait before printing result slips. Affected candidates should use only the official JAMB channels to check results and avoid any attempt to alter scores, given that two candidates and one parent are already in custody for falsification.
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