The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations, commending President Bola Tinubu for his unwavering support of the initiative.
Announcing this in Minna at a news briefing on Wednesday, the Registrar/Chief Executive, Prof. Dantani Wushishi said the event was the culmination of a rigorous assessment process.
Wushishi said that it was a reaffirmation of their collective commitment to quality education, merit, integrity, and national development.
The chairman stated that the council released the 2025 SSCE internal results 54 days after the last written paper was administered.
Wushishi said that out of the 1,358,339 candidates who took the June/July examination, 818,492, representing 60.26 per cent, scored 5 credits or above, including Mathematics and English.
Wushishi said that out of the 1,358,339 candidates who took the June/July examination, 818,492, representing 60.26 per cent, scored 5 credits or above, including Mathematics and Englis
He stated that the number of candidates with five credits or above, irrespective of Mathematics and English, was 1,144,496, representing 84.26 per cent.
“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%.
“Number of candidates with five credits and above, irrespective of mathematics and English is 1,144,496 representing 84.26%,” he said.
Wushishi stated that the number of candidates with special needs was 1,622, out of which 586 were males with hearing impairment and 355 were females with hearing impairment.
He further stated that the candidates with visual impairment comprised 111 males and 80 females.
Regarding the number of examination malpractice cases, the registrar said that in 2025 SSCE internal, the number of candidates involved in various forms of malpractice was 3,878, compared to 10,094 in 2024, representing a 61.58 percent reduction.
He further disclosed that during the conduct of the 2025 SSCE, 38 schools were found to have been involved in whole school (Mass) cheating in 13 states.
He said, “Similarly, nine Supervisors: 03 in Rivers, 01 in Niger, 03 in FCT, 01 in Kano and 01 in Osun, were recommended for blacklisting due to poor supervision, aiding and abetting, lateness, unruly behavior, assault, and insubordination.
“I wish to also draw your attention to a case in Lamorde Local Government, Adamawa, involving eight schools which were affected by a communal clash.
Wushishi announced that, in view of the reviewed curriculum currently being implemented, NECO would conduct the SSCE examination on only 38 subjects to reduce the waiting time for results.
While providing a breakdown of performance by state, he stated that Kano came top with 68,159, representing 5.020 per cent of candidates scoring five credits and above, including English and Mathematics.
Also, Lagos came second in performance, with 67,007 candidates, or 4.930 per cent, scoring five credits and above, including English and mathematics.
Similarly, Oyo came in third with 48,742 candidates scoring five credits or above, including English and mathematics.
Wushishi said that the least performing centre was Gabon, with no candidate scoring five credits and above, including English and mathematics.
