The National Examinations Council has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE internal) results, showing that six out of every ten candidates passed with at least five credits including English and Mathematics.
NECO Registrar, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, announced the results on Wednesday in Minna, Niger State, 54 days after the last paper was written.
According to him, out of the 1,358,339 candidates who sat for the June/July exams, 818,492 representing 60.26 per cent, got five credits and above, including English and Mathematics.
“The number of candidates with five Credits and above, irrespective of Mathematics and English is 1,144,496 representing 84.26 per cent,” Wushishi said.
He also revealed that 1,367,210 students registered for the exam, with 685,514 males and 681,696 females. Out of these, 1,358,339 sat for the exams — 680,292 males and 678,047 females.
On candidates with special needs, he said 1,622 took part, including 586 males and 355 females with hearing impairment, and 111 males and 80 females with visual impairment.
Wushishi also reported a sharp drop in malpractice cases. “In the 2025 SSCE internal, the number of candidates involved in various forms of malpractice was 3,878, as against 10,094 in 2024, which shows a reduction of 61.58 per cent,” he said.
He added that 38 schools across 13 states were caught in mass cheating and will face sanctions. Nine supervisors from Rivers, Niger, FCT, Kano, and Osun states were also recommended for blacklisting due to aiding malpractice, lateness, and unruly behavior.
The NECO boss further disclosed that eight schools in Lamorde Local Government, Adamawa State, had their exams disrupted by communal clashes between July 7 and July 25. “A total of thirteen subjects and twenty-nine papers were involved. We have since commenced talks with the state government with a view to conducting the examinations for the affected schools,” he said.
On state performance, Kano led with 68,159 students, representing 5.02 per cent of candidates who scored five credits and above including English and Mathematics. Lagos followed with 67,007 (4.93 per cent), while Oyo placed third with 48,742.
The poorest result came from Gabon centre, where no student recorded five credits and above including English and Mathematics.
Wushishi also confirmed that NECO has cut down the number of examinable subjects to 38 in line with the new curriculum, to help reduce the waiting time for results.
The 2025 SSCE ran from June 16 to July 25.
