JAMB releases Friday, Saturday UTME results as total hits 1.89 million

By Kazeem Ugbodaga

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released additional results for candidates who sat the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), bringing the total number of results released so far to 1,897,692.

JAMB’s Public Communication Adviser, Fabian Benjamin, in a statement late Sunday, disclosed that the newly released results cover candidates who wrote the examination on Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18, 2026.

He said a total of 1,264,940 results from the two days are now available for candidates to access.

“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.

He explained that candidates can check their results by sending “UTMERESULT” to 55019 or 66019 using the same phone number used for registration.

Benjamin added that the board had earlier released 632,752 results of candidates who wrote the examination on Thursday, April 16.

“This brings the total number of results released so far to 1,897,692,” he said.

The ongoing release of results marks a significant phase in the 2026 UTME exercise, as candidates across the country await their scores for admission into tertiary institutions.