No fewer than 58,187 candidates on Saturday sat for the 2026 National Common Entrance Examination conducted by the National Examinations Council for admission into Federal Government Colleges across the country.
The Registrar of NECO, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, disclosed this while briefing journalists after monitoring the examination alongside the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, in Abuja.
Wushishi said the figure represented a decline from the 64,578 candidates who registered for the examination in 2025.
He added that female candidates accounted for the majority of those who registered for this year’s examination.
According to him, more than 31,000 female candidates registered, compared to about 26,000 male candidates.
“I think this reflects the efforts of the ministry in promoting girl-child education and shows that positive results are being achieved in that regard,” he said.
Speaking on the conduct of the examination, Wushishi said reports received from across the country indicated
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