The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE Internal) results, 54 days after the conclusion of the final paper.
Announcing the results at a press conference in Minna, Niger State, on Wednesday, NECO Registrar, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, disclosed that out of the 1,358,339 candidates who sat for the June/July examination, 818,492, representing 60.26 percent, obtained at least five credits, including Mathematics and English Language.
Wushishi further revealed that 1,144,496 candidates, representing 84.26 percent, obtained five credits and above irrespective of English Language.
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 1,358,33,9 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%.”
Recall that the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination was conducted between Monday, June 16 and Friday, July 25, 2025.
Special needs candidates
According to Wushishi, a total of 1,622 candidates with special needs participated in the examination. These included 586 males and 355 females with hearing impairment, as well as 111 males and 80 females with visual impairment.
Malpractice statistics
Speaking on malpractice, the registrar disclosed that 3,878 candidates were involved in various forms of examination misconduct during the 2025 SSCE Internal, compared to 10,094 cases recorded in 2024. This, he said, represents a 61.58 percent reduction and reflects the council’s strengthened measures to curb malpractice.
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.
“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.”