The Nationwide Examinations Council (NECO) has recorded a 58.67 in step with cent cross fee within the 2026 Senior College Certificates Exam (SSCE) Inner, with 804,948 applicants acquiring 5 credit and above, together with English Language and Arithmetic.
The Registrar/Leader Government of NECO, Professor Dantani Wushishi, introduced the consequences on Thursday on the Council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State.
The consequences have been launched 63 days after the final paper of the exam used to be written on July 23, 2026.
In step with Wushishi, 1,378,048 applicants registered for the exam, comprising 682,352 men and 695,696 women folk, whilst 1,371,992 applicants in the end sat for the workout.
He disclosed that 1,162,118 applicants, representing 84.70 in step with cent of those that sat for the exam, got 5 credit and above, regardless of their efficiency in English Language and Arithmetic.
On the other hand, handiest 804,948 applicants, representing 58.67 in step with cent, met the benchmark of 5 credit and above, together with English Language and Arithmetic.
The NECO registrar additionally introduced an important decline in exam malpractice, pronouncing 1,406 applicants have been all for more than a few kinds of malpractice in 2026, when put next with 3,878 applicants recorded in 2025.
He mentioned the figures represented a 64.74 in step with cent aid in exam malpractice.
Wushishi attributed the decline to progressed exam processes, bolstered tracking and collaboration with safety businesses and different stakeholders to offer protection to the integrity of the exam.
He in particular highlighted the improve of safety businesses, together with the Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps and the Division of State Products and services, noting that their presence helped make stronger self-discipline, deter wrongdoing and safeguard the exam procedure.
The 2026 SSCE Inner exam used to be carried out from June 15 to July 23, 2026, around the 36 states of the federation, the Federal Capital Territory and 6 overseas international locations.
The collaborating overseas international locations have been Benin Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Niger Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo and Saudi Arabia.
The national marking workout happened between August 17 and September 4, 2026.
Wushishi disclosed that Kano State recorded the easiest selection of applicants who got 5 credit and above, together with English Language and Arithmetic, with 74,413 applicants.
Lagos State adopted with 72,496 applicants, whilst Oyo State ranked 3rd with 55,543 applicants assembly the similar benchmark.
He mentioned the Southwest geopolitical zone recorded the easiest percentage within the total efficiency score in response to applicants who got 5 credit and above, regardless of their efficiency in English Language and Arithmetic.
The Southwest accounted for twenty-four.60 in step with cent, adopted by means of the Northwest with 22.10 in step with cent, North Central with 19.00 in step with cent, Northeast with 14.70 in step with cent, South-South with 10.53 in step with cent and Southeast with 9.07 in step with cent.
The registrar mentioned the Council equipped separate scores in response to applicants who got 5 credit and above, together with classifications for efficiency with and with out credit in English Language and Arithmetic, in addition to gender-based scores.
Within the North Central, Benue led the state-level score with 3.82 in step with cent, adopted by means of Nasarawa with 3.66 in step with cent.
Within the Southeast, Anambra crowned the score with 2.92 in step with cent, adopted by means of Enugu with 2.14 in step with cent. Ebonyi and Abia recorded 1.15 in step with cent and nil.57 in step with cent, respectively.
For the South-South, Rivers ranked first with 3.03 in step with cent, adopted by means of Edo with 2.17 in step with cent, Delta with 1.84 in step with cent, Akwa Ibom with 1.61 in step with cent and Go River with 1.30 in step with cent.
Wushishi mentioned the detailed state, geopolitical zone and gender scores have been contained within the statistical tables accompanying the 2026 SSCE Inner effects.
He additionally disclosed that applicants at NECO exam centres in Saudi Arabia and Niger Republic recorded no candidate with 5 credit and above beneath the mentioned benchmark.
The registrar published that 1,334 applicants with particular wishes participated within the exam, noting that the Council persevered to make provisions to advertise inclusiveness within the habits of its exams.
He expressed appreciation to the Federal Govt, the Minister of Training, the Minister of State for Training, the NECO Governing Board, the Nationwide Meeting, safety businesses, state governments, tutorial establishments and different stakeholders for his or her improve.
Wushishi additionally recommended the Council’s workforce for his or her determination and dedication to the a success habits, marking and liberate of the 2026 SSCE effects.
He officially declared the consequences launched and mentioned applicants may get entry to their effects throughout the NECO web page the usage of their exam registration numbers.
The registrar steered applicants to stay interested in their educational interests, assuring stakeholders that the Council would proceed to uphold the credibility, equity and integrity of its examinations.
“We will be able to stay dedicated to our mandate and proceed to uphold the integrity of our examinations,” Wushishi mentioned.
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