The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that candidates who sat for the first day of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will receive their results before midnight on Friday.
The disclosure was made in a statement shared on X by JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin.
The statement reads: “RELEASE OF RESULTS FOR THE FIRST DAY OF THE 2026 UTME.”
“This is to inform all candidates who sat for the 2026 UTME on Thursday, April 16, 2026, that their results will be released today before midnight.
“An official announcement will be made to the public and posted on this page as soon as the results are available.“Thank you.”
Nigerian Newssphere reports that the nationwide examination commenced on April 16, 2026.







