The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), with 186,291 candidates participating in the examination across Nigeria and five foreign countries.

According to a statement issued by NECO’s Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, candidates sat for 12 subjects during the examination, which was conducted from April 20 to April 30, 2026.

The results were approved for release following the successful conclusion of the 2026 BECE Award Committee Meeting held at NECO’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State. The meeting was chaired by Dr Folake Olatunji David, Director of Basic Education at the Federal Ministry of Education, who represented the Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa.

NECO said the committee expressed satisfaction with the processes that led to the successful release of the results. Secondary school principals from across the country and members of NECO management attended the meeting.

The council also announced that the 2026 BECE re-sit examination for Mathematics and English Studies will take place on July 22 and 23, 2026.

According to NECO, the re-sit examination is specifically for candidates with conditional deficiencies in Mathematics, English Studies, or both subjects. The exercise is designed to help affected candidates remedy those deficiencies and obtain the certification required for admission and placement into Senior Secondary School One (SSS1) without repeating an academic year.