NECO Releases 2026 SSCE Results, 58.67% Score Five Credits Including English, Maths

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal, with 804,948 candidates, representing 58.67 per cent, obtaining five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics.

Registrar/Chief Executive Professor Dantani Wushishi announced the results on Thursday at the Council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State, 63 days after the final paper was written.

Wushishi said 1,378,048 candidates registered for the examination, comprising 682,352 males and 695,696 females, while 1,371,992 eventually sat for it. He disclosed that 1,162,118 candidates, representing 84.70 per cent, obtained five credits and above irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.

The examination, conducted between June 15 and July 23, 2026, covered all 36 states, the FCT, and six foreign countries Benin Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Niger Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo and Saudi Arabia with 1,334 candidates with special needs participating.

On examination malpractice, NECO said 1,406 candidates were booked for various offences, a decline from 3,878 in the previous year. Wushishi thanked the Federal Government, the Ministers of Education, the NECO Governing Board, security agencies and other stakeholders for their support, urging candidates to continue their academic pursuits with renewed hope, and formally declared the results released for candidates to access through the Council’s official platforms.