The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), recording a significant decline in cases of examination malpractice.

The Registrar of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, disclosed this on Thursday during a press briefing, stating that 1,378,048 candidates registered for the examination, while 1,371,992 candidates eventually sat for it.

According to him, 804,948 candidates, representing 58.67 per cent, obtained five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics.

He added that 1,126,118 candidates, representing 84.70 per cent, obtained five credits and above irrespective of their performance in English Language and Mathematics.

Wushishi also disclosed that 1,496 candidates were involved in examination malpractice in 2026, compared with 3,878 cases recorded in 2025.

He said the figure represented a 64.74 per cent reduction in examination malpractice cases.

The registrar attributed the decline partly to the adoption of computer-based examinations, which he said had helped reduce malpractice during NECO examinations.

Responding to questions from journalists, Wushishi also dismissed any association between NECO and so-called “miracle centres.”

He explained that the council only registers examination centres that meet its established criteria and does not operate or endorse miracle centres.

“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,” he said.