NECO

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 internal Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).

Announcing the results in Minna, the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of NECO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, said a total of 818,492 candidates, representing 60.26 percent, scored five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics.

He disclosed that 1,367,210 candidates registered for the examination—comprising 685,514 males and 681,696 females—while 1,358,339 candidates (680,292 males and 678,047 females) actually sat for the papers.

According to him, 1,144,496 candidates, representing 84.26 percent, secured five credits irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.

Wushishi revealed that results from eight schools in Lamorde Local Government Area of Adamawa State were withheld following a communal clash that disrupted examinations between July 7 and 25, 2025, affecting 13 subjects and 29 papers. He said discussions were ongoing with the government to arrange fresh examinations for the affected schools.

The Registrar further disclosed that 38 schools across 13 states implicated in mass cheating would be invited to the Council’s headquarters for investigations before sanctions are applied.

In addition, nine supervisors—three each from Rivers State and the Federal Capital Territory, and one each from Niger, Kano, and Osun States—were recommended for blacklisting over alleged poor supervision, aiding and abetting malpractice, lateness, unruly conduct, assault, and insubordination.

The National Examination Council, NECO, has released the results of the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examinations, SSCE, internals with 828,284 candidates, representing 60.55 per cent, scoring five credits, including Mathematics and English Language.

NECO Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Prof Dantana Wushishi made this disclosure while releasing the results before newsmen at the Council’s Headquarters in Minna, Niger State on Thursday.

Wushishi revealed that the number of candidates who made five credits and above, irrespective of English Language and Mathematics, is 1,147,597 representing 83.90 per cent.

He noted that out of the 1,376,423 candidates that registered for the examination, only 1,367,736 sat for it, of which a total of 702,112 candidates were male and 665,624 female.

According to him, “The number of candidates involved in various forms of malpractice in 2024 is 8,437 as against 12,030 in 2023 which shows a reduction of 30.1 percent.”

The registrar also stated that the number of candidates with special needs is 2,267. A breakdown of the special needs shows 1,104 have hearing impairment; 348 visual impairment; 342 albinism; 237 autism; and 236 low vision.

He further revealed that during the conduct of the 2024 SSCE, 40 schools were found to have been involved in whole school (mass) cheating in 17 states while 21 supervisors were recommended for blacklisting due to poor supervision, aiding and abetting, abscondment, extortion, drunkenness and negligence in 12 states.

“One school in Ekiti State was recommended for de-recognition for mass cheating in 2 core subjects and 1 science subject,” Wushishi said.

He further stated that the performance analysis by states showed Abia State leading other states in the country as 83.40 per cent of its candidates scored five credits and above, including Mathematics and English language, while Katsina State ranked bottom on the table with 2.42 percent.