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File image of students at a cbt centre writing the utme
By FUNMILAYO ADEYEMI
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who sat for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on April 17 and April 18.
The board disclosed this in a statement issued by its Public Communication Adviser, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Sunday in Abuja.
Benjamin said a total of 1,264,940 results from the two examination days were now available for candidates to access.
He advised candidates to check their results by sending “UTMERESULT” to 55019 or 66019 using the same phone number used for registration.
According to him, the board had earlier released 632,752 results of candidates who sat for the examination on April 16.
He said the latest release brought the total number of results made available so far to 1,897,692.
Benjamin reiterated the board’s commitment to ensuring a transparent, credible and technology-driven examination process nationwide. (NAN)