The National Examinations Council (NECO),has revealed that One Thousand, Four Hundred and Six candidates were involved in various forms of examinations malpractice in the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examinations(SSCE) Internal.
Registrar/Chief Executive, NECO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi disclosed this while announcing the official release of the 2026 SSCE Internal Examinations results,at the council headquarters Minna, Thursday 24th September 2026.
According to Wushishi, number of the candidates involved in the exam malpractice in 2026,is (1,406) candidates,as against (3,878) candidates in 2025, which shows a decrease of 64.74%.He noted.
Dantani Ibrahim while highlighting the results, hinted that 1,378,048, representing 682,352 male and 695,696 female candidates registered for the examination.
He further explained that 1,371,992, representing 678,903 male and 693,089 female candidates sat for the examinations.
The NECO boss noted that candidates with Five (5) credits and above, irrespective of English Language and Mathematics is 1,162,118, representing 84.70%
In his words".NECO didn't believe in miracles centers,saying if there are any miracles centers,it means that the state governments established such center".He emphasized.
Professor Wushishi stated that the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) internal was conducted in the Thirty (36)states of the federation and FCT,as well as Six (6) foreign countries of Benin Republic, Equatorial Guinea,Niger Republic,Cote d'Ivoire,Togo and Saudi Arabia.
". Today marks Sixty Three(63)days of the successful release of the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examinations SSCE internal results.
He appreciated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for finding him worthy of reappointment as Registrar for a second term,and for the continued belief in NECO's mandate of dependable national examinations.
