The Federal Government has launched the results of the 2026 National Common Entrance Evaluation (NCEE), with 10 prospects emerging as the total highest scorers after each recorded 202 marks out of the maximum accessible 210.
Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Sa’idu Ahmad, announced the results on Thursday in Abuja throughout the official presentation by the National Examinations Council (NECO).
According to the minister, 70,357 candidates signed up for the examination, while 66,950 sat for the test carried out on June 6 across Nigeria, the Benin Republic and Togo. She disclosed that 3,407 candidates were missing.
Prof. Ahmad stated the assessment also recorded its most affordable score, with 82 prospects scoring just one mark, highlighting the wide performance space among prospects.
She described the National Common Entrance Assessment as one of Nigeria’s many competitive entryway assessments and the entrance for admission into Junior Secondary School One (JSS1) in the country’s 80 Federal Government Colleges, likewise referred to as Unity Colleges.
“The National Common Entryway Examination is conducted every year for qualified Nigerian children, both in your home and abroad, seeking admission into the Federal government Colleges spread throughout the nation,” the minister stated.
The minister likewise launched the outcomes of the entrance assessment into the Federal Government Academy, Suleja. She divulged that 2,071 candidates signed up for the assessment, 1,876 sat for it, while 195 were missing. The greatest score tape-recorded was 187 marks, while the most affordable was 4.
Prof. Ahmad reaffirmed that admission into Federal government Colleges would continue to be based upon the existing criteria of 60 per cent merit, 30 percent equality of states and 10 percent exigency.