NECO releases 2025 internal SSCE results

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations, commending President Bola Tinubu for his unwavering enactment of the initiative.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports this was announced by its Registrar/Chief Executive, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, astatine a quality briefing connected Wednesday successful Minna.

According to him, the lawsuit was the culmination of a rigorous appraisal process.

Wushishi said that it was a reaffirmation of their corporate committedness to prime education, merit, integrity and nationalist development.

On Tinubu’s support, the president said, “Your leadership, imaginativeness and unwavering committedness successful which institutions similar NECO tin strive for higher standards, transparency and accountability.

“Your enactment fuels our thrust to present fair, credible and timely results for our nation’s students.

“This is simply a objection of the renewed anticipation for Nigeria’s acquisition system.”

Wushishi besides applauded the invaluable enactment of the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, the Minister of State, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, and the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Abel Enitan.

He said, “Their steadfast collaboration and the palmy implementation of reforms that underpin our appraisal systems.

“Your efforts to guarantee that our examinations bespeak accurately the learning outcomes we question to certify and that they remained aligned with nationalist aspirations.”

He assured them of their readiness to ever cardinal into their noble objectives.

Wushishi further commended the National Assembly, particularly the Senate and House of Representatives Committees connected Education (Basic and Secondary).

He besides commended the assorted stakeholders, particularly the Nigerian government, for their singular enactment and practice with the organisation.

Meanwhile, the president stated that the assembly released the 2025 SSCE interior results 54 days aft the past written insubstantial was administered.

Wushishi said that retired of the 1,358,339 candidates who took the June/July examination, 818,492, representing 60.26 percent, scored 5 credits oregon above, including Mathematics and English.

He stated that the fig of candidates with 5 credits oregon above, irrespective of Mathematics and English, was 1,144,496, representing 84.26 percent.

“Number of candidates that registered for the introspection 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 5 Credits and above, including Mathematics and English, is 818,492, representing 60.26%.

“Number of candidates with 5 Credits and above, irrespective of Mathematics and English is 1,144,496 representing 84.26%,” helium said.

Recall that the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination was conducted from Monday, 16th June to Friday, 25th July, 2025.

Wushishi stated that the fig of candidates with peculiar needs was 1,622, retired of which 586 were males with proceeding impairment and 355 were females with proceeding impairment.

He further stated that the candidates with ocular impairment comprised 111 males and 80 females.

Regarding the fig of introspection malpractice cases, the registrar said that successful 2025 SSCE internal, the fig of candidates progressive successful assorted forms of malpractice was 3,878, compared to 10,094 successful 2024, representing a 61.58 percent reduction.

He further disclosed that during the behaviour of the 2025 SSCE, 38 schools were recovered to person been progressive successful full schoolhouse (Mass) cheating successful 13 States.

Wushishi said that they would beryllium invited to the assembly for discussion, aft which due sanctions would beryllium applied.

He said, “Similarly, 9 Supervisors: 03 successful Rivers, 01 successful Niger, 03 successful FCT, 01 successful Kano and 01 successful Osun, were recommended for blacklisting owed to mediocre supervision, aiding and abetting, lateness, unruly behavior, assault, and insubordination.

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