Nigeria, May 1 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has explained how candidates can check the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result.

The process is different this year and cannot, at the moment, be found on the JAMB website, the board said in a statement by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin.

JAMB on Monday announced the release of the examination results taken between Friday, 19 and Monday, 29 April. Over 1.9 million candidates sat the computer-based examination, which is used to rank candidates seeking admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions.

JAMB said the only way to check the 2024 UTME is to send UTMERESULT to 55019 or 66019 using the same phone used by the candidate in registering f...