The Federal Government has actually launched the results of the 2026 National Common Entryway Assessment (NCEE), with 10 prospects becoming the total greatest scorers after each tape-recorded 202 marks out of the optimum available 210.
Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Sa’idu Ahmad, announced the results on Thursday in Abuja throughout the main presentation by the National Examinations Council (NECO).
According to the minister, 70,357 candidates registered for the examination, while 66,950 sat for the test carried out on June 6 throughout Nigeria, the Benin Republic and Togo. She disclosed that 3,407 candidates were absent.
Prof. Ahmad stated the examination likewise taped its least expensive score, with 82 candidates scoring just one mark, highlighting the wide performance gap among prospects.
She explained the National Common Entryway Assessment as one of Nigeria’s a lot of competitive entryway evaluations and the gateway for admission into Junior Secondary School One (JSS1) in the country’s 80 Federal Government Colleges, also known as Unity Colleges.
“The National Common Entrance Examination is carried out each year for qualified Nigerian children, both in your home and abroad, seeking admission into the Federal government Colleges spread across the nation,” the minister said.
The minister also launched the outcomes of the entrance assessment into the Federal Government Academy, Suleja. She revealed that 2,071 candidates registered for the evaluation, 1,876 sat for it, while 195 were missing. The greatest score tape-recorded was 187 marks, while the lowest was four.
Prof. Ahmad declared that admission into Federal Government Colleges would continue to be based on the existing criteria of 60 percent benefit, 30 percent equality of states and 10 percent exigency.