Adedokun Waliyu 
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that results for candidates who sat the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Thursday will be released before midnight.
The board’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, reassured candidates that the results would be made available promptly, adding that an official public announcement would follow once the release process is completed.
Candidates will be able to access their results as soon as they are released.
A total of 2,243,816 candidates registered for the 2026 UTME, representing a 10.5 percent increase compared to the 2.03 million candidates recorded in 2025.
A breakdown of registration figures shows that Lagos State recorded the highest number of candidates with 381,814, followed by Ogun (137,156), Oyo (122,662), Kaduna (103,498), and the Federal Capital Territory (102,961). Other states include Rivers (105,584) and Kano (83,167), while Borno (13,483) and Zamfara (14,861) recorded the lowest numbers.
Outside Nigeria, participation remains low, with Côte d’Ivoire recording 32 candidates, Equatorial Guinea 16, Burkina Faso 14, and the United Kingdom 12. Countries such as Gambia, Ghana, and South Africa recorded fewer than ten candidates each.
To improve accessibility and logistics, JAMB increased the number of Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres to about 1,000 nationwide. The board also delisted 23 centres across several states, including the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Delta, Edo, and Plateau, due to technical issues observed during the mock UTME.
JAMB stated that further details on how to check the results will be communicated through its official channels and advised candidates to stay updated using its verified platforms.
