The (JAMB) has announced that over 1.5 million candidates have successfully registered for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
In a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the board’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB disclosed that the sale of E PINs for the examination will end at midnight on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
The board added that registration at accredited Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres for candidates who have already obtained their E PINs will close on Saturday, February 28, 2026.
According to JAMB, as of Tuesday, February 17, more than 1.5 million candidates had completed their registration. The board noted that it has a daily registration capacity of 100,000 candidates nationwide but revealed that centres are currently operating at about 30 per cent of that capacity.
“This indicates that a significant number of prospective candidates have yet to take advantage of the opportunity to register,” the statement said.
JAMB emphasised that there will be no extension of the registration deadline, stressing that it operates within a nationally coordinated examination calendar agreed upon by all examination bodies in the country.
“The board’s registration window is strategically scheduled to allow other examination bodies to conduct their own exercises immediately afterwards. Consequently, there is no available window for any extension,” it stated.
The 2026 UTME is scheduled to hold from April 16 to April 25 across designated centres nationwide.
JAMB urged candidates to obtain their e-PINs before the vending deadline and proceed immediately to accredited centres to complete their registration, warning that it would not entertain appeals for extension after the deadline.
The board said the proactive approach is to ensure that no candidate willing to sit for the 2026 UTME is excluded due to delay or complacency.
