NECO Releases 2026 BECE Results, Fixes Re-sit For July

The National Examinations Council, NECO, has released the results of the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination.

A total of 126,291 candidates registered for the examination, which covered 12 subjects and was held from April 20 to April 30, 2026.

The Acting Director, Information and Public Relations of NECO, Azeez Sani, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.

Sani said the results were released after the successful conclusion of the 2026 BECE Award Committee Meeting held at the council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State.

“The result of the examination was released following the successful conclusion of the 2026 BECE Award Committee Meeting held at the Council’s Headquarters in Minna, Niger State,” the statement read.

The Chairperson of the Award Committee and Director, Basic Education, Federal Ministry of Education, Folake David, who represented the Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Alausa, expressed satisfaction with the processes that led to the release of the results.

The committee also approved the date and time for the 2026 BECE re-sit examination.

According to NECO, the re-sit will hold on July 22 and 23, 2026, for Mathematics and English Studies.

“The Award Committee has approved the date and time for the 2026 BECE Re-sit examination. The Re-sit examination is scheduled to hold on 22nd and 23rd July, 2026 for Mathematics and English Studies,” the statement added.

NECO explained that the re-sit examination is meant for candidates with conditional deficiencies in Mathematics, English Studies or both subjects.

“The BECE Re-sit examination is conducted for candidates that have conditional deficiencies in Mathematics or English studies or both,” David said.

She added that the examination would enable affected candidates to correct the deficiencies and qualify for admission and placement into Senior Secondary School One without repeating a full academic year.

“The Re-sit examination is to enable affected candidates remedy deficiencies in mathematics and English Studies, which allows them gain the necessary certification for admission and placement into Senior Secondary School (SSS1) without repeating a full academic year,” she said.

The BECE is conducted by NECO for pupils completing the nine-year Basic Education programme in Nigeria.

The examination serves as a major assessment for admission and placement into Senior Secondary School.