JAMB introduces online O’Level result verification, upload for 2026 UTME candidates

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced a new online system that allows 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates to verify and upload their O’Level results without visiting a Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre.

The development was disclosed by Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Acting Director, Public Affairs and Protocol, in a statement issued on Monday, August 24, 2026.

The new system begins with the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), with JAMB facilitating direct verification between its e-Facility platform and examination bodies.

Previously, candidates generally had to visit JAMB-accredited CBT centres to have their O’Level results uploaded to their profiles, with the process involving manual entry of their examination details and grades. The new system shifts the process towards direct verification between JAMB and examination bodies, allowing candidates to initiate the process from home and reducing their dependence on CBT centres. 

What they are saying

JAMB said the new system is part of its effort to make its services more accessible and efficient by allowing candidates to verify their O’Level results directly with the relevant examination bodies.

• “Consequently, candidates can now upload their O’Level results from the comfort of their homes, while the Board undertakes the verification of such results directly with the issuing examination bodies.”

The Board said the arrangement is also designed to address problems associated with manual result uploads, including misplaced paper results, fraudulent or unverified certificates and errors made when entering subjects and grades.

• “Through the integration of JAMB’s eFacility platform with examination bodies, results can now be verified directly against the examination body’s records before being downloaded into the candidate’s profile.”

According to JAMB, the process is intended to reduce unnecessary visits to CBT centres, particularly during periods of high patronage and network congestion.

How to verify and upload your O’Level result

Candidates are required to first visit the designated result verification platform, enter their NIN and select the number of sittings and examination body involved.

After providing their contact and examination details, candidates will make payment, enter their examination number, series and year, and obtain a verification code after their result has been successfully verified.

• They can then send ‘VERIFY’ followed by the verification code to 55019 or 66019 to initiate the upload.
• Candidates with two sittings will subsequently be directed to their JAMB e-Facility profile, where they can select “2026 UTME O’Level Upload,” enter their verification code and select the required subjects from their verified results.
• JAMB said candidates must select between five and nine subjects, with no subject selected more than once, before clicking “Apply the O’Level Results.”

Get up to speed

The latest change is one of several policy and administrative developments introduced by JAMB in recent months as the Board seeks to modify how candidates interact with the admission system.

• In May, JAMB announced a policy exempting candidates seeking admission into Education programmes and non-engineering Agriculture-related programmes in Colleges of Education and Polytechnics from sitting for the UTME, beginning with the 2027 admission cycle.
• Later that month, President Bola Tinubu named Professor Segun Aina as JAMB’s next Registrar, with the appointment taking effect after Oloyede’s tenure. Aina, a Professor of Computer Engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University, has a background in digital systems, examination technology and institutional transformation.

The sequence of changes comes as JAMB continues to expand the use of technology in its examination and admission processes, building on the digital reforms implemented under Oloyede.

What you should know

JAMB remains one of Nigeria’s most significant education agencies, overseeing the UTME and coordinating the central admission process into the country’s tertiary institutions.

• For the 2026 UTME, 2,243,816 candidates registered nationwide, with Lagos recording the highest number at 321,814. Kaduna followed with 303,498 candidates, while the Federal Capital Territory recorded 302,963 registrations. Ogun, Oyo and Rivers recorded 137,156, 122,662 and 105,584 candidates respectively.
• The scale of the examination also has significant financial and operational implications for the Board. JAMB projected N23.8 billion in internally generated revenue for 2026, representing a N4 billion increase over its 2025 target, while it expected to remit N6 billion to the Federation Account as operating surplus.
• To accommodate the large number of candidates, JAMB also expanded its examination infrastructure ahead of the 2026 UTME, increasing the number of approved examination centres to about 1,000 nationwide, compared with fewer than 800 in 2025.

The Board had recorded more than 1.5 million registrations by February 17, ahead of the 2026 UTME, which was scheduled to hold nationwide from April 16 to April 25.

The new O’Level verification system therefore represents another effort by JAMB to move a traditionally manual part of the admission process online, potentially reducing pressure on CBT centres while giving candidates more control over the submission of their academic credentials.