THE National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), recording a significant decline in cases of examination malpractice compared with the previous year.
News Point Nigeria gathered that a total of 1,496 candidates were involved in examination malpractice in the 2026 examination, as against 3,878 candidates recorded in 2025, representing a 64.74 per cent decrease.
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The Registrar of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, made this known on Thursday during a press briefing, where he said 1,378,048 candidates registered for the examination, but 1,371,992 candidates eventually sat for it.
According to Wushishi, 804,948 candidates, representing 58.67 per cent, obtained five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics.
He added that 1,126,118 candidates, representing 84.70 per cent, obtained five credits and above irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.
“Number of candidates with five credits and above, including English language and mathematics 804,948, representing 58. 67%.
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“Number of candidates with 5 credits and above irrespective of English language and mathematics was 1,126,118, representing 84.70%.
“Number of candidates involved in examination malpractice in 2026 was 1,496 as against 3,878 in 2025. There was a decrease of 64.74%,” Wushishi said.
The registrar explained during the question-and-answer session that the adoption of the computer-based examination had reduced the incidence of malpractice in NECO examinations.
He further said that NECO was not aware of miracle centres, stressing that the examination body owns only one school and is not involved in the operation of miracle centres.
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“We register centres and have criteria for which we register these centres. We don’t know miracle centres because we have only one school and we cannot be associated with miracle centres.
“If there are miracle centres, it is the state governments that established these miracle centres, or they are privately owned, but NECO does not believe in miracle centres,” he said.
