The results of the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), has been released by the National Examinations Council (NECO).
This was confirmed in a statement on Thursday, signed by NECO’s Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Mr Azeez Sani.
Sani said that a total of 186,291 candidates registered for the examination in 12 subjects.
He said the candidates were drawn from the 36 states of the federation, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and five foreign countries.
According to him, the examination commenced on April 20 and was successfully concluded on April 30, 2026.
Sani said 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.
He said the meeting was spearheaded by the minister of education, Dr Tunji Alausa, represented by the director of basic education, Federal Ministry of Education, Dr Folake Olatunji-David.
