The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) following the successful conclusion of the 2026 BECE Award Committee Meeting held at the Council’s Headquarters in Minna, Niger State.
This is contained in a statement issued by NECO’s Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, noting that One hundred and eighty-six thousand, two hundred and ninety-one (186,291) candidates registered for the examinations in 12 subjects.
According to him, the candidates were drawn from the 36 States and the FCT as well as five Foreign Countries.
The examination, which commenced on 20th April, 2026, was successfully concluded on 30th April, 2026.
The Chairperson of the Award Committee and Director, Basic Education, Federal Ministry of Education, Folake David, who represented the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, expressed satisfaction with the processes leading to the successful release of the result.
The Award Committee Meeting was also attended by some Secondary School Principals from across the Country as well as NECO Management.
Similarly, the Award Committee has approved the date and time for the 2026 BECE Re-sit examination, which is scheduled to be held on 22nd and 23rd July 2026 for Mathematics and English Studies.
The BECE Re-sit examination is conducted for candidates who have conditional deficiencies in Mathematics or English studies or both.
The Re-sit examination is to enable affected candidates to remedy deficiencies in Mathematics and English Studies, which allows them to gain the necessary certification for admission and placement into Senior Secondary School (SSS1) without repeating a full academic year.
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