The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal results, showing that 818,492 students, representing 60.26 percent, achieved at least five credits, including Mathematics and English.
At a press briefing held in Minna, Niger State, on Wednesday, NECO Registrar Prof Ibrahim Wushishi revealed that out of 1,358,339 candidates who took the June/July exams, those who scored five credits or more with English and Maths totalled 818,492. Meanwhile, 1,144,496 candidates, or 84.26 percent, attained five credits regardless of these two core subjects.
Prof Wushishi said:
A total of 1,367,210 candidates registered, comprising 685,514 males and 681,696 females. Of these, 1,358,339 sat for the exams with nearly equal gender distribution: 680,292 males and 678,047 females
The 2025 SSCE ran from June 16 to July 25. According to the registrar, 1,622 candidates with special needs participated, 586 hearing-impaired males, 355 hearing-impaired females, 111 visually impaired males, and 80 visually impaired females.
Prof Wushishi disclosed a notable drop in malpractice. According to him 3,878 candidates were implicated this year, a reduction of 61.58 percent compared to 10,094 in 2024. However, 38 schools across 13 states were linked to mass cheating and will face sanctions following council discussions.
Additionally, nine supervisors from Rivers, Niger, FCT, Kano, and Osun states have been recommended for blacklisting due to misconduct such as poor supervision, aiding cheating, lateness, insubordination, and even assault.
Prof Wushishi mentioned a communal clash in Lamorde Local Government, Adamawa State, that disrupted exams in eight schools from July 7 to 25, affecting thirteen subjects and twenty-nine papers. The council is in talks with the state government to reschedule tests for the affected centers.
Kano led with 68,159 candidates (5.02%) achieving five credits including English and Maths, followed closely by Lagos with 67,007 (4.93%), and Oyo with 48,742. Conversely, Gabon registered no candidates meeting the five-credit benchmark.
The council recently announced a shift from the traditional Paper-Pencil Test (PPT) to a Computer-Based Test (CBT) format, involving select public and private schools in the first rollout phase.
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