The National Examinations Council (NECO) has made public the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).
Announcing the results in Minna, Niger state, ,NECO registrar, Ibrahim Wushishi, said that students were examined in 16 subjects.
Wushishi said a total of 96,979 candidates registered for the examination, comprising 51,823 males (53.43 percent), and 45,156 females (46.56 per cent).
He stated that 95,160 candidates sat for the examination, comprising 50,785 males (53.36 per cent) and 44,375 females (46.63 per cent).
Wushishi said 73,167 candidates obtained credit passes and above representing 78.32 per cent of 93,425 of the students.
He added that out of the 93,330 candidates who wrote mathematics, 85,256 candidates (91.35 per cent), scored credit passes and above.
Wushishi said 68,166 candidates, representing 71.63 per cent, obtained five credits and above, including english language andathematics, while 82,082 candidates, representing 86.26 per cent, secured five credits and above, irrespective of the two compulsory subjects.
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The NECO registrar disclosed that 9,016 candidates were sanctioned for examination malpractice, recording 2856 increase when compared to 2024.
He said that NECO blacklisted five supervisors from the Federal Capital Yerritory, Kano, Adamawa, and Ondo for allegedly aiding examination malpractice.
He noted that four examination centres in Niger, Yobe and Kano have been recommended for de-recognition over “involvement in mass malpractice”.
