JAMB registers 2,243,816 candidates for 2026 UTME
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
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