The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) External, with 71.63 percent of candidates obtaining five credits, including English Language and Mathematics.
Announcing the release at the Council’s headquarters in Minna, the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, said the results were issued 52 days after the examination was conducted nationwide between Wednesday, November 26, and Saturday, December 13, 2025.
According to him, 96,979 candidates registered for the examination, out of which 95,160 sat for it. He added that 50,785 candidates, representing 53.36 percent, were male, while 44,375 candidates, or 44.63 percent, were female.
Prof. Wushishi disclosed that 68,166 candidates achieved five credits, including English Language and Mathematics, while a total of 82,082 candidates, representing 86.26 percent, obtained five credits and above irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.
On examination malpractice, the NECO Registrar revealed that 9,016 candidates were booked for various offenses, compared to 6,160 in 2024, indicating a 31.7 percent increase.
He further disclosed that five supervisors were recommended for blacklisting for aiding and abetting examination malpractice. “Out of the five blacklisted supervisors, two were from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), while one each came from Kano, Adamawa, and Ogun states,” he said.
Prof. Wushishi also announced that four examination centers were recommended for deregistration over whole-center malpractice. He noted that two of the centers were in Niger State, while one each was located in Yobe and Kano states.
