FG Releases 2026 Common Entrance Results, 10 Candidates Emerge Overall Best

The Federal Government has released the results of the 2026 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE), with 10 candidates emerging as the overall highest scorers after each recorded 202 marks out of the maximum obtainable 210.

Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Sa’idu Ahmad, announced the results on Thursday in Abuja during the official 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 conducted on June 6 across Nigeria, the Benin Republic and Togo. She disclosed that 3,407 candidates were absent.

Prof. Ahmad said the examination also recorded its lowest score, with 82 candidates scoring just one mark, highlighting the wide performance gap among candidates.

She described the National Common Entrance Examination as one of Nigeria’s most competitive entrance examinations 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 conducted annually for qualified Nigerian children, both at home and abroad, seeking admission into the Federal Government Colleges spread across the country,” the minister said.

The minister also released the results of the entrance examination into the Federal Government Academy, Suleja. She disclosed that 2,071 candidates registered for the examination, 1,876 sat for it, while 195 were absent. The highest score recorded was 187 marks, while the lowest was four.

Prof. Ahmad reaffirmed that admission into Federal Government Colleges would continue to be based on the existing criteria of 60 per cent merit, 30 per cent equality of states and 10 per cent exigency.