By Ayomide Otitoju
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board) has announced that results of candidates who sat for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Thursday will be released before midnight on Friday.
In a statement issued on Friday, JAMB spokesperson Fabian Benjamin said candidates would be able to access their results once the processing is completed, adding that a formal public announcement would follow the release.
He reassured candidates of timely access to their scores, noting that the Board remains committed to an efficient result-release process.
A total of 2,243,816 candidates registered for the 2026 UTME, reflecting a 10.5 per cent increase from the previous year’s 2.03 million registrations.
According to registration data, Lagos State recorded the highest number of candidates with 381,814, followed by Ogun with 137,156, Oyo with 122,662, Kaduna with 103,498, and the Federal Capital Territory with 102,961. Rivers and Kano also recorded significant participation, while Borno and Zamfara had the lowest figures.
Outside Nigeria, candidate participation remained limited, with Côte d’Ivoire recording the highest number among foreign centres, followed by Equatorial Guinea, Burkina Faso, and the United Kingdom.
JAMB said it had expanded its Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres to about 1,000 nationwide to improve accessibility and logistics. It also delisted 23 centres across several states, including Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Delta, Edo, Plateau, and the Federal Capital Territory, over technical deficiencies identified during the mock examination.
The Board urged candidates to rely only on its official communication channels for updates on result access and other examination-related information.
