The 2025 External Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results have been made public by the National Examinations Council (NECO).
According to reports, the release was announced on Monday at NECO’s offices in Minna, Niger State, by Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, the council’s registrar.
According to Wushishi, 96,979 people nationwide registered for the test, which covered 16 disciplines.
In the end, 95,160 applicants took the test, the Registrar reported.
According to him, there were 45,156 female candidates, or 46.56 percent, and 51,823 male candidates, or 53.43 percent.
According to Wushishi’s performance breakdown, 93,425 applicants took the English Language exam, and 73,167 of them—or 78.32 percent—got credit or above.
He added that out of the 93,330 candidates who took the mathematics exam, 85,256 (91.35 percent) received credit or above.
The Registrar also revealed that 68,166 applicants, or 71.63 percent, earned five credits or more, including math and English language.
Regardless of English language and mathematics, he continued, 82,082 candidates, or 86.26 percent, had five credits or more.
However, Wushishi voiced alarm about the rise in exam misconduct that was observed during the test.
In contrast to the 6,160 incidents reported during the 2024 external SSCE, he claims that 9,016 applicants were booked for various forms of misconduct, a 31.7% rise.
Five supervisors were suggested to be placed on a blacklist for encouraging and facilitating exam misconduct, the Registrar declared.
According to him, two supervisors from the Federal Capital Territory and one each from the states of Kano, Adamawa, and Ondo were among those impacted.
Wushishi also revealed that after being found guilty of whole-center misconduct, four testing centers were recommended for de-recognition.
He stated that Yobe and Kano states had one center each, whereas Niger State had two.
The Registrar reaffirmed NECO’s dedication to maintaining the integrity of its exams and cautioned that the council would keep enforcing the proper penalties to discourage unethical behavior.