The National Examinations Council (NECO), has released the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), internal results.
The Council disclosed that One Thousand, Four Hundred and Six (1,406) candidates were involved in various forms of examination malpractice, adding that appropriate sanctions will be applied in line with its regulations.
The Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of NECO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi disclosed this while announcing the official release of the 2026 SSCE Internal Examinations results at the council headquarters in Minna, Niger State.
According to Prof. Wushishi, the number of candidates involved in the exam malpractice in 2026 is (1,406), as against (3,878) candidates in 2025, which shows a decrease of 64.74%.
While highlighting the results, he hinted that 1,378,048, representing 682,352 male and 695,696 female candidates registered for the examination.
He further explained that 1,371,992, representing 678,903 male and 693,089 female candidates sat for the examinations.
The NECO boss noted that candidates with Five (5) credits and above, irrespective of English Language and Mathematics is 1,162,118, representing 84.70%.
In his words, “NECO didn’t believe in miracles centers, if there are any miracles centers, it means that the state governments established such centers”, he emphasized.
Professor Wushishi stated that the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) internal was conducted in the Thirty (36) states of the federation and FCT, as well as Six (6) foreign countries of Benin Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Niger Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, Togo, and Saudi Arabia.
“Today marks Sixty Three (63) days of the successful release of the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examinations SSCE internal results”.
He appreciated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for finding him worthy of reappointment as Registrar for a second term, and for the continued belief in NECO’s mandate of dependable national examinations.
