By Uzair Adam
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has apologised for failing to release the second batch of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results as earlier scheduled, assuring candidates that the results would be made available before the end of Sunday.
The board had initially fixed Saturday for the release of the results for candidates who sat for the examination on Friday, April 17, but missed the deadline, sparking frustration among candidates across the country.
In a statement issued on Sunday, JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, attributed the delay to the absence of the board’s Chief Executive, who was away on official duty.
He said the board regretted the inconvenience caused, noting that the situation was beyond its control.
“We sincerely apologise for the delay in releasing the results for Friday, April 17, which is the second batch in the series as earlier promised,” he said.
Benjamin explained that the Chief Executive had now returned and would oversee the release process.
According to him, the results would be made public later in the day, “surely before nightfall.”
He also acknowledged the anxiety among candidates who had waited late into the night for the results, thanking them for their patience and understanding.
The delay comes shortly after JAMB released the first batch of results for candidates who wrote the examination on Thursday, April 16, with a total of 632,788 results already published.
