The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
The results were approved following the successful conclusion of the 2026 BECE Award Committee Meeting held at the council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State.
In a statement issued on Thursday by the Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, the council disclosed that 186,291 candidates registered for the examination in 12 subjects.
According to the statement, the candidates were drawn from the 36 states of the federation, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and five foreign countries.
NECO said the examination commenced on April 20 and ended successfully on April 30, 2026.
Sani noted that the Chairperson of the Award Committee, Dr. Folake Olatunji-David, Director of Basic Education at the Federal Ministry of Education, represented the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, at the meeting and expressed satisfaction with the processes leading to the release of the results.
He added that the meeting was attended by secondary school principals from across the country as well as members of NECO management.
Meanwhile, the Award Committee approved July 22 and 23, 2026, for the conduct of the 2026 BECE Re-sit Examination in Mathematics and English Studies.
According to NECO, the re-sit examination is intended for candidates with conditional deficiencies in Mathematics, English Studies, or both subjects.
The council explained that the exercise would provide affected candidates with an opportunity to remedy the deficiencies and obtain the certification required for admission and placement into Senior Secondary School One (SSS1) without having to repeat a full academic year.
