Di Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, wey dem dey call JAMB, don release di results of di 2026 mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, wey dem know as UTME. Dis one mean say di ranking of candidates and admission processing don start.
JAMB announce di release for a statement wey dem issue on Tuesday, through dia spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin. Di board say candidates wey write di mop-up exam fit check dia results through di official result-checking channels wey dem set up. Dem also add say di result slips wey dem need for admission processing go dey available for printing before di end of di week.
According to di board, di release of di results mark di end of di 2026 UTME exercise and signal di start of di next stage for di admission process. Di statement say, “Candidates wey participate for di exam fit check dia results through di Board’s established result-checking channels. After di successful conclusion of di mop-up exercise and di release of di results, di Board go commence di ranking of candidates. Thereafter, di printing of results for admission purposes go begin before di weekend.”
Di mop-up examination take place on June 13, for candidates wey no fit write di main exam earlier for di year. Di 2026 UTME happen between April 16 and 23, across about 966 Computer-Based Test centres for di whole kontri. But technical wahala for some centres make some candidates no fit participate, so di board arrange dis mop-up exam.
JAMB don earlier announce say di mop-up test be di final chance for eligible candidates to write di 2026 UTME, and dem warn say no more exam go happen after dis one. Di board also thank candidates, parents, schools, and oda stakeholders for dia cooperation for di whole exam period. Di statement add, “JAMB appreciate di patience, understanding, and cooperation of all candidates and stakeholders throughout di conduct of di 2026 UTME and di subsequent mop-up exercise.”
With di release of di mop-up results, everybody dey expect say attention go shift to admission considerations by tertiary institutions across di kontri. Di ranking of candidates by JAMB na key stage for di admission process, wey dey help institutions determine who fit get admission based on performance and programme requirements. Di board advise candidates to monitor dia official communication channels for updates about admission procedures and result printing.
