The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has apologised to candidates over the delay in releasing the latest batch of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results, assuring them that the results will be made public before the end of Sunday.
The board had earlier indicated that results for candidates who sat the exam on Friday, April 17, 2026, would be released on Saturday.
The delay sparked frustration among candidates who stayed up waiting for their scores.
In a statement issued on Sunday, JAMB spokesperson Fabian Benjamin explained that the setback was due to the temporary absence of the board’s Chief Executive, who was away on an official engagement.
He assured candidates that the situation had been resolved and that the results would be released later on Sunday, “surely before nightfall.”
“Good morning everyone, We sincerely apologize for the delay in releasing the results for Friday, 17th April, which is the second batch in the series as earlier promised,” the statement read. “Our Chief Executive was unavailable due to an important engagement but would be in the office today, and we assure you that the results will be released later today.
We also extend our heartfelt apologies to those who stayed up waiting for the release. Thank you for your patience and understanding.”
The delayed batch follows the earlier release of results for candidates who wrote the examination on Thursday, April 16, with over 600,000 results already made available.
Candidates are expected to check their results via SMS by sending “UTMERESULT” to 55019 or 66019 using the phone number linked to their registration.
Speaking earlier on Saturday during a routine monitoring visit to the University of Ibadan CBT centre, JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede said the ongoing UTME had recorded minimal challenges nationwide.
He noted that out of about 980 centres across the country, only around 16 centres experienced issues related to power supply and minor technical faults.
“Out of about 980 centres nationwide, we have recorded issues in only about 16 centres,” Oloyede said, adding that the board had successfully conducted examinations for over 1.7 million candidates in three days. He described the overall conduct of the examination as “superb” and praised the collaboration of vice-chancellors, rectors, and other academic officials serving as proctors.
