NECO Releases 2026 SSCE Internal Results: 58.67% Get Five Credits Including English and Maths

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE Internal) results. The Registrar, Prof. Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, announced them at a press briefing at NECO headquarters in Minna on Thursday, 24 September 2026, 63 days after the last paper. Results had been loading on the portal since 22 September.

Out of 1,371,992 candidates who sat the exam, 804,948 (58.67%) obtained five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics. That is slightly below the 60.26% recorded in 2025. Counting credits in any subjects, 1,162,118 candidates (84.70%) crossed the five-credit mark.

2026 NECO SSCE Internal results at a glance

Malpractice falls by nearly two-thirds

NECO recorded 1,406 malpractice cases in 2026, down from 3,878 in 2025 and 10,094 in 2024. The Registrar credited the security agencies deployed to examination centres, including the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Department of State Services, for enforcing discipline and protecting the credibility of the exam.

The 334 candidates with special needs who sat the exam include those with hearing and visual impairments, albinism, autism and low vision.

What the numbers mean for admission

Five credits including English and Mathematics is the benchmark most universities, polytechnics and colleges of education use for admission, so the 58.67% figure is the one that counts for JAMB and post-UTME screening. Just under six in ten candidates met it. The gap between that figure and the 84.70% who got five credits in any subjects shows English and Mathematics are still where most candidates fall short.

If you did not make the five-credit mark, the 2026 NECO SSCE External (GCE) is open for registration until 26 October 2026 at ssceexternal.neco.gov.ng, and JAMB accepts results from two sittings for admission.

How to check your 2026 NECO result

1. Go to the official portal at results.neco.gov.ng. Note the “s” in results; the old result.neco.gov.ng address no longer works.
2. Select 2026 as the examination year.
3. Select SSCE Internal as the examination type.
4. Enter your NECO registration number (8 digits and 2 letters).
5. Enter your result-checking token. On the portal it costs ₦2,000 plus payment charges; buy only from NECO or an authorised vendor.
6. Click Check Result, then save or print the page.

One token checks one candidate’s result up to five times. If the portal is slow in the first days after release, that is traffic, not a faulty token; try again off-peak. Do not pay anyone offering “early” or “upgraded” results. NECO warns every year that these are scams.

Full step-by-step guide with screenshots: How to check your NECO result online.

Sources: NECO press briefing, Minna, 24 September 2026, as reported by The Whistler and PM News; 2025 figures from NECO’s 17 September 2025 briefing.