The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE internal) results, which was conducted from Monday, June 16, to Friday, July 25, 2025.
NECO Registrar, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi announced the release of the results on Wednesday at a press conference in Minna, Niger State, stating that the number of candidates with five credits and above, regardless of mathematics and English, is 1,144,496, representing 84.26 percent.
Regarding the statistics of the exams, 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 1,358,339, 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%.”
According to him, the number of candidates with special needs was 1,622, and he further stated that the number of candidates involved in examination malpractice was 3,878 compared to 10,094 in 2024, which indicated a reduction of 61.58 percent.
He said, “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.
“We have since commenced talks with the State Government with a view to conducting the examinations for the affected schools.”
He noted that according to performance by states, Kano was first, followed by Lagos, while the least performing was Gabon because no candidate scored five credits and above, including English and mathematics.