The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 June/July Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results, 54 days after the conclusion of the final paper.
At a press briefing in Minna, Niger State, on Wednesday, NECO Registrar Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi disclosed that 818,492 of the 1,358,339 candidates who sat for the examination, representing 60.26% secured at least five credits including English Language and Mathematics.
He further revealed that 1,144,496 candidates (84.26%) obtained five credits and above regardless of English and Mathematics.
According to Wushishi, 1,367,210 candidates registered for the examination, comprising 685,514 males and 681,696 females, while 1,358,339 candidates actually sat, including 680,292 males and 678,047 females.
The registrar highlighted that 1,622 candidates had special needs, including 941 with hearing impairment and 191 with visual impairment.
On examination malpractice, Wushishi said 3,878 candidates were involved in various infractions, representing a 61.58% drop compared to 10,094 cases in 2024.
He disclosed that 38 schools across 13 states were implicated in mass cheating and would be summoned for discussions before appropriate sanctions are applied.
In addition, nine supervisors from Rivers (3), Niger (1), FCT (3), Kano (1) and Osun (1) have been recommended for blacklisting over offences such as aiding and abetting, poor supervision, lateness, and unruly conduct.
Wushishi also reported a communal clash in Lamorde Local Government Area of Adamawa State, which disrupted examinations in eight schools between July 7 and July 25, affecting 13 subjects and 29 papers. He said NECO is working with the Adamawa State Government to reschedule the affected papers.
While presenting state-by-state performance, the registrar said Kano led with 68,159 candidates (5.02%) achieving five credits and above including English and Mathematics. Lagos followed with 67,007 (4.93%), while Oyo placed third with 48,742. Gabon recorded the poorest performance, with no candidate attaining five credits including English and Mathematics.
Wushishi added that NECO has reviewed its curriculum and will now conduct the SSCE in 38 subjects only, a move expected to shorten the waiting period for results.
He also recalled NECO’s recent transition from the traditional Paper-Pencil Test (PPT) model to a Computer-Based Test (CBT) model, noting that several public and private schools participated in the first phase of the rollout.
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