Abia State recorded the highest performance rate in the 2026 National Examinations Council (NECO) results, leading a list of the 10 states with the strongest reported performances.
Figures from the NECO 2026 results show Abia at 81.78 per cent, followed by Ebonyi State with 81.03 per cent and Ekiti State with 77.68 per cent.
Delta State ranked fourth with a performance rate of 75.17 per cent, while Osun occupied fifth position with 74.31 per cent.
Lagos State came sixth with 74.15 per cent, narrowly ahead of Oyo, which recorded 74.12 per cent.
Imo State followed in eighth position with 74.10 per cent, while Bayelsa and Ogun completed the top 10 with 73.92 per cent and 73.34 per cent, respectively.