- Home JAMB signs up 2,243,816 prospects for 2026 UTME Summary JAMB states 2,243,816 prospects completed the 2026 UTME registration. It also launched state figures and foreign country entries. Lagos recorded 321,814
- prospects Kaduna recorded 303,498 prospects FCT (Abuja) recorded 302,963 candidates
- Rivers taped 105,584 prospects
- Foreign entries came from 10 nations
The Joint Admissions and Enlisting Board( JAMB)states 2,243,816 candidates were successfully signed up in the just recently concluded 2026 UTME registration exercise.
The Board also released the figures for each state; it listed registrations from foreign countries too. Below is the full State-by-state count launched by JAMB.
Number of signed up prospects
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 taped UTME registrations from foreign nations. The figures launched are noted 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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