The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) internal results, with 60.26 per cent of candidates obtaining at least five credits, including Mathematics and English.
This is even as Kano, Lagos and Oyo states emerged tops in the examination.
Its Registrar, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, who announced the results in Minna, Niger State, yesterday, said out of the 1,358,339 candidates who sat for the June/July test, 818,492 (representing 60.26 per cent) scored five credits and above.
He stated that the number of candidates with five credits and above, irrespective of Mathematics and English, is 1,144,496, representing 84.26 per cent.
Wushishi said the result was released 54 days after the last written paper.
Wushishi continued: “The 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.
“Number of candidates with five credits and above, irrespective of Mathematics and English, is 1,144,496, representing 84.26 per cent.”
Recall that the 2025 SSCE was conducted from June 16 to July 25.
He stated that the number of candidates with special needs was 1,622, out of which applicants with hearing impairment were 586 males and 355 females, and candidates with visual impairment were 111 males and 80 females.
On the number of examination malpractice cases, the Registrar noted that in the 2025 SSCE internal, the number of candidates involved in unethical practices was 3,878, as against 10,094 in 2024, indicating a reduction of 61.58 per cent.
He further disclosed that “during the conduct of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), 38 schools were found to have been involved in whole school (Mass) cheating in 13 states. They will be invited to the Council for discussion, after which appropriate sanctions will be applied.”
He went on: “Similarly, nine supervisors: three in Rivers, one in Niger, three in FCT, one in Kano and one in Osun states were recommended for blacklisting due to poor supervision, aiding and abetting, lateness, unruly behaviour, assault, and insubordination.
“I wish to also draw your attention to a case in Lamorde Local Government, Adamawa State, involving eight schools which were affected by a communal clash, resulting in the disruption of 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.”
