The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) External, with more than 80 per cent of candidates achieving five credits and above.
The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, during a press conference at the council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State.
Declaring the results in a video shared on NECO’s official X handle, Prof. Wushishi said candidates could check their results on the council’s website using their examination registration numbers.
He disclosed that a total of 96,979 candidates registered for the examination across 16 subjects, comprising 51,823 males (53.43 per cent) and 45,156 females (46.56 per cent). Out of this number, 95,160 candidates eventually sat for the examination.
In English Language, 93,425 candidates participated, with 73,167 candidates, representing 78.32 per cent, scoring credit and above. In Mathematics, 93,330 candidates sat for the paper, out of which 85,256 candidates, or 91.35 per cent, obtained credit and above.
Overall performance showed that 68,166 candidates, representing 71.63 per cent, recorded five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics. Meanwhile, 82,082 candidates, or 86.26 per cent, achieved five credits and above irrespective of English and Mathematics.
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On examination malpractice, the NECO boss revealed that 9,016 candidates were booked for various offences, marking a 31.7 per cent increase from the 6,160 cases recorded in 2024. He added that five supervisors from the Federal Capital Territory, Kano, Adamawa and Ondo states were recommended for blacklisting for their alleged roles in aiding malpractice.
Prof. Wushishi also disclosed that four examination centres—two in Niger State and one each in Yobe and Kano states—were recommended for de-recognition due to their involvement in whole-centre malpractice.
The SSCE External examination is mainly designed for private candidates who wish to obtain certification outside the regular school system or improve their previously obtained grades.
