The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE Internal), 54 days after the last paper was written.
Speaking during a press briefing in Minna, Niger State, on Wednesday, NECO Registrar, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, disclosed that out of 1,358,339 students who sat for the June/July examination, 818,492 — representing 60.26 per cent — secured at least five credits including Mathematics and English.
According to him, the overall number of candidates who earned five credits and above, regardless of English and Mathematics, stood at 1,144,496, which translates to 84.26 per cent.
He said, “Number of candidates that registered for the examination is 1,367,210, representing 685,514 Males and 681,696 Females.
“Number of candidates that sat is 1,358,339 representing 680,292 Males and 678,047 females.
“Number of candidates with five Credits and above, including Mathematics and English is 818,492 representing 60.26%.
“Number of candidates with five Credits and above, irrespective of Mathematics and English is 1,144,496 representing 84.26%.”
The 2025 SSCE was conducted between June 16 and July 25.
Wushishi also revealed that 1,622 students with special needs participated, comprising 941 with hearing impairments and 191 with visual impairments, among others.
On malpractice, the registrar explained that 3,878 cases were recorded in 2025 compared to 10,094 in 2024 — a 61.58 per cent decline.
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He added, “During the conduct of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination, 38 schools were found to have been involved in whole school (Mass) cheating in 13 States. They will be invited to the Council for discussion, after which appropriate sanctions will be applied.
“Similarly, nine Supervisors: three in Rivers, one in Niger, three in FCT, one in Kano and one in Osun States were recommended for blacklisting due to poor Supervision, Aiding and Abetting, Lateness, Unruly behavior, Assault, and Insubordination.
“I wish to also draw your attention to a case in Lamorde Local Government, Adamawa State involving eight Schools which were affected by a communal clash resulting in the disruption of our examinations from 7th to 25th July, 2025. 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.”
The registrar further noted that NECO would now administer the SSCE on 38 subjects, following the adoption of a revised curriculum, to cut down the waiting time for results.
In terms of state performance, Kano topped with 68,159 candidates (5.02 per cent) securing at least five credits including English and Mathematics. Lagos followed with 67,007 candidates (4.93 per cent), while Oyo placed third with 48,742 candidates.
At the bottom of the performance table was Gabon, where no candidate achieved five credits including English and Mathematics.
The examination body also reaffirmed its shift from the Paper-Pencil Test (PPT) format to Computer-Based Testing (CBT), with some schools already participating in the first phase of the transition.
