- Indicates massive drop in exam malpractice
BY VICTOR BUORO – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has officially published the results for the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), highlighting a significant drop in examination malpractices.
The NECO boss said the performance metrics showed that: “The Number of candidates with five credits and above, including the core subjects of English language and mathematics stood at 804,948, representing 58. 67 percent”, adding that 1,126,118 students achieved five credits and above irrespective of those two core subjects, marking an 84.70 percent success rate.
Responding to questions during the media briefing, the Registrar explained the widespread adoption of computer-based testing has successfully crippled exam malpractice across Nigeria,stressing that the Council would not relent in its efforts to sanitise the exam process going forward.
Speaking further, Professor Wushishi fiercely distanced the Council from the so-called “miracle centres”, which are notorious hubs known for systemic cheating, saying: “NECO owns only one school and is not involved in ‘miracle centres'”, even as he pointedly shut down allegations by clarifying that the Exam body maintains zero footprint or involvement in these fraudulent institutions.
According to him: “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”.
The Council boss, who sternly warned against examination malpractice, took direct swipe at the existence of illicit “miracle centers” across the country and condemned any practices that threaten to compromise the integrity of the exams.
