The National Examinations Council has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination External results, with more than 80 per cent of candidates recording five credits and above.
The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, during a press briefing at the council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State.
Speaking in a video shared by the examination body, Wushishi confirmed that candidates who participated in the examination can now check their results using their registration details.
He said a total of 96,979 candidates registered for the examination, made up of 51,823 males and 45,156 females. Out of this number, 95,160 candidates eventually sat for the papers across the country.
According to the registrar, sixteen subjects were examined during the exercise. In English Language, 93,425 candidates took part, with 73,167 securing credit passes and above. This represents 78.32 per cent of those who sat for the subject.
Performance was stronger in Mathematics, where 93,330 candidates wrote the examination and 85,256, representing 91.35 per cent, obtained credit passes and above.
Overall, Wushishi disclosed that 68,166 candidates, or 71.63 per cent, recorded five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics. He added that 82,082 candidates, representing 86.26 per cent, achieved five credits and above regardless of English and Mathematics.
On examination malpractice, the NECO boss revealed that 9,016 candidates were booked for various offences during the exercise. He noted that this figure shows an increase of 31.7 per cent compared to the 6,160 cases recorded in 2024.
He also disclosed that five supervisors from the Federal Capital Territory, Kano, Adamawa and Ondo states were recommended for blacklisting for their alleged roles in aiding malpractice.
In addition, four examination centres located in Niger, Yobe and Kano states were recommended for de-recognition after investigations confirmed their involvement in whole-centre malpractice.
The SSCE External examination is designed mainly for private candidates who are not within the regular school system or those seeking to improve their previous results.
NECO said the conduct of the examination remains part of its mandate to expand access to secondary school certification across the country.
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