The results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, which was held on Friday, April 17, 2026, were delayed. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has expressed regret for this.
After the board had originally promised to deliver the second batch of results on Saturday, the delay infuriated hopefuls.
The chief executive of the board was unavailable because of an important engagement, according to a statement released by JAMB spokesperson Fabian Benjamin on Sunday.
The message said, “We sincerely apologize for the delay in releasing the results for Friday, April 17th, which is the second batch in the series as previously promised.”
Candidates received assurances from the board that the results will be released later on Sunday.
“We assure you that the results will be released later today, definitely before nightfall,” Benjamin said. “Our Chief Executive was unavailable due to an important engagement but would be in the office today.”
Additionally, JAMB apologized to the candidates who had to wait all night.
We again sincerely apologize to everyone who remained up to watch the release. We appreciate your understanding and patience,” the statement continued.
This comes after the first group of results for those who took the test on Thursday, April 16, 2026, were released earlier.
632,788 results have already been released, according to JAMB.
Candidates were instructed to use the phone number associated with their registration to text “UTMERESULT” to 55019 or 66019 in order to view their results.
