NECO releases 2026 SSCE results, records 64.74% drop in malpractice
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), with 804,948 candidates recording five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics.
The NECO Registrar, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, announced the results on Thursday during a press briefing, saying 1,378,048 candidates registered for the examination, while 1,371,992 sat for it.
Wushishi said 804,948 candidates, representing 58.67 per cent, obtained five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics.
He added that 1,126,118 candidates, representing 84.70 per cent, obtained five credits and above irrespective of their results in English Language and Mathematics.
The registrar said 1,496 candidates were involved in examination malpractice in 2026, compared with 3,878 recorded in 2025, representing a 64.74 per cent decrease.
Wushishi attributed the reduction in malpractice partly to the adoption of computer-based examinations, which he said had helped curb examination malpractice in NECO examinations.
He also said NECO was not involved in the operation of “miracle centres”, stressing that the council only registers examination centres based on established criteria.
“If there are miracle centres, it is the state governments that established these miracle centres, or they are privately owned, but NECO does not believe in miracle centres,” he said.
