NECO Releases 2026 BECE Results, Sets Date for Resit Exams

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The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the council's Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Mr Azeez Sani.

Sani said a total of 186,291 candidates registered for the examination across 12 subjects, drawn from all 36 states of the federation, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and five foreign countries. The examination ran from April 20 to April 30, 2026.

The results were released following the successful conclusion of the 2026 BECE Award Committee Meeting held at the council's headquarters in Minna, Niger State.

The meeting was led by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, represented by the Director of Basic Education at the Federal Ministry of Education, Dr Folake Olatunji-David, and was also attended by secondary school principals from across the country and members of NECO management.

The committee further approved July 22 and 23, 2026, for the conduct of a BECE resit examination in mathematics and English studies, designed for candidates with conditional deficiencies in either or both subjects.

Sani explained that the resit offers affected candidates an opportunity to address those deficiencies and obtain the certification required for placement into SSS I without having to repeat a full academic year.