Kano State has emerged because the main state in the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination carried out by the National Examinations Council (NECO), with 74,413 candidates securing no less than 5 credit, together with English Language and Mathematics.
This was contained in an announcement issued on Saturday by Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, Director-General, Media and Publicity, Kano State Government.
The state authorities stated Lagos got here second with 72,496 candidates, whereas Oyo ranked third with 55,543.
The newest end result means Kano has retained the highest place for the second consecutive 12 months after recording the best variety of candidates assembly the five-credit benchmark in the 2025 NECO examination.
Reacting to the event, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf counseled the scholars, academics, mother and father and different stakeholders for the efficiency.
“The back-to-back performance is an indication that the state’s sustained investment in education is producing measurable results,” Governor Yusuf stated.
The governor stated his administration would maintain its funding in training by way of improved studying amenities, recruitment and coaching of academics, scholarships and assist for indigent college students.
Bature stated the state authorities spent greater than N4.4 billion in 2026 to sponsor candidates for the Senior School Certificate Examination, significantly indigent college students.
According to him, the intervention was designed to take away monetary boundaries and allow college students to take part in the examinations beneath higher situations.
Governor Yusuf stated the newest NECO efficiency was a part of the development recorded by Kano college students beneath his administration.
He devoted the achievement to college students, academics, mother and father and the individuals of Kano State, saying the federal government would proceed working in direction of an training system that equips younger individuals with the data and abilities required for increased training, employment, innovation and management.
