The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results, with 60.26 percent of candidates obtaining at least five credits, including Mathematics and English.
Announcing the results in Minna, Niger State, on Wednesday, NECO Registrar, Professor Ibrahim Wushishi, said 818,492 of the 1,358,339 candidates who sat for the examination achieved five credits and above, including English and Mathematics.
He added that 1,144,496 candidates, representing 84.26 percent, scored five credits and above, irrespective of the two core subjects.
“The number of candidates that registered for the examination is 1,367,210, comprising 685,514 males and 681,696 females, while 1,358,339 candidates actually sat for the exam,” Wushishi said.
He noted that the results were released 54 days after the last written paper, held between June 16 and July 25, 2025.
Wushishi disclosed that 1,622 candidates had special needs, including 941 with hearing impairment and 191 with visual impairment.
On examination malpractice, he said 3,878 candidates were involved in various offences, representing a 61.58 percent reduction compared to 2024.
He revealed that 38 schools across 13 states were implicated in mass cheating and would be invited for discussions before sanctions are applied. Nine supervisors in Rivers, Niger, FCT, Kano, and Osun States were recommended for blacklisting over poor supervision and other misconduct.
He also confirmed that eight schools in Lamorde Local Government Area of Adamawa State had their examinations disrupted by a communal clash, affecting 13 subjects and 29 papers. Discussions with the state government are ongoing to reconduct the exams for the affected students.
Providing a state-by-state breakdown, Wushishi said Kano topped with 68,159 candidates (5.02%) scoring five credits and above, including English and Mathematics, followed by Lagos with 67,007 (4.93%) and Oyo with 48,742.
Gabon was the least performing centre, with no candidate meeting the benchmark.
