The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE Internal), 54 days after the last paper was written.
Announcing the results at a press conference in Minna on Wednesday, the Registrar of NECO, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, disclosed that 818,492 candidates, representing 60.26 per cent, scored five credits and above, including Mathematics and English Language.
He added that 1,144,496 candidates, or 84.26 per cent, obtained five credits and above irrespective of English and Mathematics.
According to Wushishi, a total of 1,367,210 candidates registered for the June/July examination, while 1,358,339 sat for it. Out of this figure, 680,292 were male and 678,047 were female.
The registrar further noted that 1,622 candidates had special needs, including 941 with hearing impairments and 191 with visual impairments.
On examination malpractice, he revealed that 3,878 candidates were involved in 2025, compared to 10,094 in 2024 , a 61.58 per cent reduction.
Thirty-eight schools across 13 states were found guilty of mass cheating, while nine supervisors in Rivers, Niger, FCT, Kano, and Osun were recommended for blacklisting due to misconduct.
Wushishi also mentioned that in Lamorde Local Government Area of Adamawa State, communal clashes disrupted examinations in eight schools, affecting 13 subjects and 29 papers.
Arrangements are underway with the state government to reconduct the exams for the affected schools.
Providing state performance rankings, the registrar said Kano State topped with 68,159 candidates (5.02 per cent) who secured five credits, including English and Mathematics. Lagos came second with 67,007 (4.93 per cent), while Oyo was third with 48,742 candidates.
At the bottom of the chart was Gabon centre, where no candidate obtained five credits, including English and Mathematics.
Wushishi also reminded candidates and schools of NECO’s ongoing transition from the traditional Paper-Pencil Test (PPT) model to the Computer-Based Test (CBT) model, which is expected to reduce waiting time for results and align Nigeria with global best practices.
