Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) registers 2,243,816 candidates for 2026 UTME as state-by-state figures emerge

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JAMB says 2,243,816 candidates completed the 2026 UTME registration. It also released state figures and foreign country entries.

  • Lagos recorded 321,814 candidates
  • Kaduna recorded 303,498 candidates
  • FCT (Abuja) recorded 302,963 candidates
  • Rivers recorded 105,584 candidates
  • Foreign entries came from 10 countries

JAMB registers 2,243,816 candidates for 2026 UTME as state-by-state figures emerge

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says 2,243,816 candidates were successfully registered in the recently concluded 2026 UTME registration exercise.

The Board also released the figures for each state; it listed registrations from foreign countries as well. Below is the full State-by-state count released by JAMB.

Number of registered candidates for 2026 UTME in each state

State Registered candidates
Abia 44,394
Adamawa 31,321
Akwa Ibom 47,079
Anambra 34,787
Bauchi 27,963
Bayelsa 27,245
Benue 60,860
Borno 33,483
Cross River 34,605
Delta 77,670
Ebonyi 19,662
Edo 59,605
Ekiti 31,643
Enugu 50,305
FCT (Abuja) 302,963
Gombe 23,012
Imo 42,170
Jigawa 28,166
Kaduna 303,498
Kano 83,167
Katsina 37,973
Kebbi 36,533
Kogi 46,783
Kwara 64,988
Lagos 321,814
Nasarawa 65,739
Niger 47,679
Ogun 137,156
Ondo 66,270
Osun 64,894
Oyo 122,662
Plateau 62,440
Rivers 105,584
Sokoto 20,243
Taraba 38,093
Yobe 20,583
Zamfara 14,841

Foreign country registrations

JAMB also recorded UTME registrations from foreign countries. The figures released are listed below.

Country Registered candidates
Burkina Faso 14
Cameroon 11
Cote D’Ivoire 32
Equatorial Guinea 16
Gambia 3
Ghana 5
Republic of Benin 7
Saudi Arabia 10
South Africa 5
United Kingdom 12
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