The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that results for candidates who sat the first day of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will be released before midnight on Friday.

This was disclosed in a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter) by JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin.

According to the statement, candidates who participated in the examination on Thursday, April 16, 2026, will have access to their results later today.

“This is to inform all candidates who sat for the 2026 UTME on Thursday, 16th April 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.”

Meanwhile, Nairaville reports that the 2026 UTME officially commenced on April 16, 2026.