The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that the PIN vending for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will close on Saturday, 26 February 2026.
Calling the attention of prospective candidates and the general public to the notice, the exam body said the sale of e-PINs, which enables a candidate to proceed to the Centre for registration, will end at 12:00 midnight on Thursday, 26th February, 2026.
It said the actual registration at accredited centres for those who already procured the ePIN will cease on Saturday, 28th February, 2026.
A press release by signed by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, said the Board has successfully registered over 1.5 million candidates, as of Tuesday, 17th February, 2026,
“The Board has a daily registration capacity of 100,000 candidates, yet registration centres across the country are currently operating at barely 30% of that capacity. This indicates that a significant number of prospective candidates are yet to take advantage of the opportunity to register, the statement said.
“The Board wishes to clearly state that there will be no extension of the registration deadline. JAMB operates within a nationally coordinated examination calendar agreed upon by all examination bodies in Nigeria.
“The Board’s registration window is strategically scheduled to allow other examination bodies to conduct their own exercises immediately afterwards. Consequently, there is no available window for any extension, even if the Board were inclined to consider one.”
The Board advised candidates to obtain their e-PINs before the vending deadline and proceed immediately to accredited centres to complete their registration.
It warned that waiting until the last few days may result in avoidable challenges, insisting that the Board will not entertain any appeals for extension after the deadline.
“The Board is taking this proactive step to ensure that no candidate who genuinely desires to sit for the 2026 UTME is shut out due to delay or complacency,” Benjamin noted.