JAMB releases UTME results for April 17, 18
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the results for the second and third days of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are now available on its portal for candidates to check.
Recall that the board earlier withheld the results of candidates who sat for the examination between Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, 2026.
The board’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, made the disclosure on Sunday.
He said a total of 1, 264,950 results were released within two days.
He stated, “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. To view their results, candidates should send UTMERESULT to 55019 or 66019 using the phone (SIM) number they used to register for the 2026 UTME.”
The board had announced the release of 632,752 results of candidates who sat for the examination on Thursday, 16, April, 2026, bringing the total number of results released to 1,897,692.
Mr Benjamin had earlier informed candidates whose results were yet to be released to prepare mentally and emotionally, as the results would soon be out.
“Good day, Dear 2026 UTME candidates.
The results of those who sat for the examination on Friday, 17th and Saturday, 18th April 2026 will be released within the next three hours. Please be prepared emotionally and mentally to check your results, Mr Benjamin said.
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