NECO Releases 2025 SSCE External Results, Records 71.63% Pass Rate
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the release of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) External results, with 71.63% of candidates achieving five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics. Announcing the results during a press conference at NECO headquarters in Minna, Niger State, the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, disclosed that a total of 96,979 candidates registered for the examination nationwide. This comprised 51,823 males (53.43%) and 45,156 females (46.57%). Of these, 95,160 candidates actually sat for the exams. However, the release also highlighted challenges with examination integrity. Prof. Wushishi revealed that 9,016 candidates were involved in various forms of malpractice — a 31.7% increase from the 6,160 cases recorded in the previous year. As a result, NECO has recommended sanctions for certain supervisors and examination centres found culpable, and blacklisting measure...