The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), with a total of 186,291 candidates participating in the exercise across Nigeria and five foreign countries.
According to a statement issued on Thursday by NECO’s Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, candidates sat for examinations in 12 subjects during the exercise, which was conducted between 20 April and 30 April 2026.
The Council said the results were approved and released following the successful conclusion of the 2026 BECE Award Committee Meeting held at its headquarters in Minna, Niger State.
At the meeting, the Chairperson of the Award Committee, Dr Folake Olatunji-David, the Director of Basic Education at the Federal Ministry of Education, who represented the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, expressed satisfaction with the processes leading to the release of the results.
The meeting was attended by NECO management officials and selected secondary school principals from across the country.
Meanwhile, the Award Committee approved 22 and 23 July 2026 for the conduct of the BECE Re-sit Examination in Mathematics and English Studies.
NECO explained that the re-sit examination was specifically designed for candidates with conditional deficiencies in either Mathematics, English Studies or both.
The Council noted that the exercise provided 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 the need to repeat an academic year.
