Kano State has been ranked first in the 2026 National Examination Council of Nigeria (NECO) results, with 74,413 candidates obtaining at least five credits, including English Language and Mathematics. Lagos State emerged second with 72,496 candidates, while Oyo State came third with 55,543 candidates. This marks the second consecutive year that Kano has topped the NECO national performance chart, following its first-place finish in the 2025 examination. Governor Abba Yusuf, in a statement by his spokesperson, Mr Sanusi Bature, commended students, teachers, parents, and other stakeholders for the outstanding performance, noting that the back-to-back achievement indicated that the state's sustained investment in education was producing measurable results.
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