Kano Tops 2025 NECO Exam Results As Education Reforms Pay Off

Kano State has emerged arsenic Nigeria’s best-performing authorities successful the 2025 National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination, marking a historical accomplishment for Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s acquisition reforms.

According to a connection issued by the Director of Media and Publicity, Kano State Government House, Sanusi Bature, NECO’s Registrar, Professor Ibrahim Wushishi, announced successful Minna that Kano led the federation with 68,159 candidates securing 5 credits and above, including English and Mathematics.

He said this represents 5.02 percent of the 1,358,339 full candidates nationwide with Lagos State pursuing with 67,007 candidates (4.930%), portion Oyo State placed 3rd with 48,742 candidates.

“Nationally, 818,492 candidates (60.26%) obtained 5 credits and supra including Mathematics and English, portion 1,144,496 candidates (84.26%) scored 5 credits careless of the 2 halfway subjects,” helium said.

Bature, attributed the occurrence to sustained concern successful education, which received the largest fund allocation successful some 2024 and 2025, noting that, the politician allocated 31% of the 2025 yearly fund to acquisition arsenic portion of his run committedness to revitalize the assemblage aft what helium termed “eight years of neglect.”

He added that cardinal reforms implemented see providing escaped uniforms and learning materials, monolithic schoolroom rehabilitation, furnishings provision, teacher recruitment and training, improved tertiary instauration funding, scholarships, and targeted girl-child acquisition programmes.

“The occurrence stems from the governor’s declaration of a authorities of exigency successful acquisition and improvement of an acquisition betterment plan, transforming Kano’s acquisition scenery done visionary enactment and sustained concern successful quality superior development.

“The accomplishment validates Governor Yusuf’s designation as, Education Governor of the Year by Leadership Newspaper, Blueprint Newspaper, and the Nigeria Union of Teachers.

“Our reforms are intelligibly yielding results, and this outstanding show proves that Kano is connected the close path,” helium said.

Bature quoted Governor Yusuf to person said acquisition remains his apical priority, and volition proceed moving tirelessly to guarantee that nary kid successful the authorities is near behind.