Kano State has actually tape-recorded the highest variety of prospects with five credits, including English Language and Mathematics, in the 2026 Senior School Certificate Assessment conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO).
Figures released by the Kano State Federal government revealed that 74,413 candidates in the state satisfied the benchmark, putting it ahead of Lagos, which taped 72,496, and Oyo, with 55,543 prospects.
The latest efficiency marks the 2nd year in a row that Kano has taped the highest variety of candidates attaining five credits, consisting of English Language and Mathematics, in the NECO assessment.
Governor Abba Yusuf congratulated trainees, instructors, moms and dads and other education stakeholders on the outcome, explaining it as proof of development in the state’s investment in education.
In a statement provided on Saturday by his spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, Yusuf said the successive results showed the impact of sustained government spending and interventions in the sector.
The governor stated his administration would maintain its concentrate on education through increased funding, improved school facilities, recruitment and training of instructors, scholarships and help for trainees from low-income families.
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He divulged that the state invested more than 4.4 bn in 2026 to sponsor prospects for the Elder School Certificate Assessment, with particular attention to indigent trainees, to decrease monetary barriers to involvement.
Yusuf said the government’s education assistance also covered class remodellings, the provision of finding out products and uniforms, instructor development and scholarship programmes.
He added that the administration’s goal was to equip young people with the understanding and abilities required for further education, employment, innovation and management.
According to the declaration, education has regularly received one of the biggest shares of Kano’s annual budget under the Yusuf administration.
The state allocated 168.35 bn to the sector in its 2025 budget plan, representing 31 percent of the overall allocation.
For 2026, the federal government earmarked 405.35 bn for education, accounting for approximately 30 percent of the state’s 1.48 tn budget.
Yusuf devoted the most recent assessment efficiency to students, teachers, parents and residents, while promising to continue programmes targeted at enhancing finding out outcomes across the state.
The governor’s representative also stated Kano’s latest yearly school census recorded more than 5 million schoolchildren, highlighting the scale of the state’s obligation in providing education.