The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results, 54 days after the last paper was written.
Announcing the results in Minna, Niger State, on Wednesday, NECO Registrar, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, said 818,492 candidates, representing 60.26 per cent, scored five credits and above, including Mathematics and English.
He explained that a total of 1,358,339 candidates sat for the June/July exams. Out of this number, 1,144,496 candidates, representing 84.26 per cent, scored five credits and above in all subjects, regardless of Mathematics and English.
“Number of candidates that registered for the examination is 1,367,210, representing 685,514 males and 681,696 females. Number of candidates that sat is 1,358,339, representing 680,292 males and 678,047 females. Number of candidates with five Credits and above, including Mathematics and English is 818,492, representing 60.26 per cent,” Wushishi said.
The registrar noted that 1,622 candidates with special needs took part in the exam, including those with hearing and visual impairments.
Wushishi also highlighted a drop in malpractice cases.
“In the 2025 SSCE internal, the number of candidates involved in various forms of malpractice was 3,878, as against 10,094 in 2024, which shows a reduction of 61.58 per cent,” he said.
He revealed that 38 schools across 13 states were caught in mass cheating, while nine supervisors were recommended for blacklisting due to aiding malpractice, poor supervision, lateness, and unruly behaviour.
He also mentioned disruptions in Adamawa State.
“In Lamorde Local Government, eight schools were affected by a communal clash, which disrupted our examinations from 7th to 25th July, 2025. A total of 13 subjects and 29 papers were involved. We have since commenced talks with the State Government with a view to conducting the examinations for the affected schools,” he said.
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Wushishi announced that NECO will now conduct the SSCE on only 38 subjects under the revised curriculum, which will reduce the waiting time for results.
By state performance, Kano topped with 68,159 candidates scoring five credits and above, including English and Mathematics, representing 5.020 per cent. Lagos followed with 67,007 (4.930 per cent), while Oyo came third with 48,742 candidates. The least performing centre was Gabon, where no candidate scored five credits and above, including English and Mathematics.
NECO recently began a transition from the traditional paper-and-pencil model to a computer-based test model, with some private and public schools already taking part in the first phase.