The National Examinations Council (NECO) has officially released the results of the 2025 External Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).
The announcement was made on Monday by NECO’s Registrar, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, during a briefing at the council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State.
According to Wushishi, a total of 96,979 candidates registered for the examination across 16 subjects nationwide, while 95,160 candidates eventually participated in the exercise. He noted that male candidates accounted for 51,823 of the total registration, representing 53.43 per cent, while 45,156 females made up 46.56 per cent.
Highlighting candidates’ performance, the Registrar disclosed that 93,425 candidates sat for English Language, with 73,167 of them—about 78.32 per cent—earning credit passes and above. In Mathematics, 93,330 candidates wrote the paper, and an impressive 85,256 candidates, representing 91.35 per cent, achieved credit passes or higher.
Wushishi further revealed that 68,166 candidates, or 71.63 per cent, secured at least five credits including English Language and Mathematics. Meanwhile, 82,082 candidates—equivalent to 86.26 per cent—obtained five credits and above regardless of English and Mathematics.
Despite the generally strong performance, the Registrar raised concerns over a significant rise in examination malpractice. He disclosed that 9,016 candidates were implicated in various forms of malpractice during the examination, marking a 31.7 per cent increase compared to the 6,160 cases recorded in the 2024 external SSCE.
As part of disciplinary measures, five supervisors have been recommended for blacklisting for allegedly aiding examination malpractice. The affected officials include two from the Federal Capital Territory, as well as one each from Kano, Adamawa, and Ondo states.
In addition, four examination centres have been proposed for de-recognition following findings of whole-centre malpractice. Two of the centres are located in Niger State, while the remaining two are in Yobe and Kano states.
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Wushishi reaffirmed NECO’s resolve to protect the credibility of its examinations, stressing that the council will continue to enforce strict sanctions against any individual or centre found undermining the integrity of its assessment process.