The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released 279 results from the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination that were earlier withheld for investigation over alleged examination malpractice.
The board’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed the development on Thursday via X, stating that the newly released results were in addition to those already made public by the examination body.
According to him, the decision followed a detailed review of cases flagged during and after the nationwide examination exercise.
Benjamin explained that while some results were cancelled after evidence of malpractice was confirmed, others were released
after the board found no sufficient proof linking the affected candidates to any wrongdoing.He added that results from centres where suspicious activities were detected by JAMB’s live monitoring team, or where unfavourable reports were received, would remain withheld pending the conclusion of ongoing investigations.
“Where sufficient evidence of culpability is established, such results will be cancelled,” he stated.
The board advised candidates who are yet to access their results to check their status by sending “UTMERESULT” to 55019 or 66019 using the same phone number used during registration.
The 2026 UTME was conducted between 16 and 25 April at accredited computer-based test centres across the country.
