The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), with over 60 percent of candidates recording credit passes in key subjects.
According to reports, the announcement was made on Wednesday by the Registrar of NECO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, at the Council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State.
According to him, 818,492 candidates, representing 60.26 percent, obtained five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics, while 1,144,496 candidates, representing 84.26 percent, secured five credits and above irrespective of English and Mathematics.
Out of the 1,367,210 registered candidates, a total of 1,358,339 sat for the examination, comprising 680,292 males and 678,047 females. Among them, 1,622 were candidates with special needs. These included 941 with hearing impairments, 191 with visual impairments, and others with different forms of disabilities.
On examination malpractice, Wushishi disclosed that 3,878 candidates were involved in various infractions in 2025, representing a 61.58 percent reduction compared to the 10,094 recorded in 2024.
He further revealed that 38 schools across 13 states were indicted for mass cheating and would face sanctions after discussions with the Council.
In addition, nine supervisors from Rivers, Niger, FCT, Kano, and Osun states have been recommended for blacklisting over poor supervision and aiding malpractice.
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The Registrar also mentioned a special case in Lamorde Local Government Area of Adamawa State, where communal clashes disrupted examinations in eight schools between July 7 and 25, affecting 13 subjects and 29 papers. NECO, he said, is working with the state government to reschedule the examinations for the affected schools.
Providing a breakdown of performance by states, Wushishi noted that Kano recorded the highest number of candidates with five credits and above including English and Mathematics (68,159 or 5.020 percent).
Lagos followed with 67,007 candidates (4.930 percent), while Oyo came third with 48,742 candidates.
He also highlighted NECO’s recent reforms, including the transition from the traditional Paper-Pencil Test model to a Computer-Based Test model, which he described as part of efforts to modernize examination conduct and curb malpractice.
