The National Examinations Council (NECO) has officially published the results for the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) internal session, 54 days following the conclusion of the state-ai-solving-urgent-problems/” title=”How AI Systems in … Are Tackling Urgent Challenges You Can't Ignore”>exams.
Professor Ibrahim Wushishi, NECO’s registrar, announced the results in Minna, Niger State, revealing that out of 1,358,339 candidates who participated in the June/July exams, 818,492 candidates-equivalent to 60.26%-achieved five credits or more, including Mathematics and English.
He further highlighted that 1,144,496 candidates, representing 84.26%, obtained five credits or higher regardless of their performance in Mathematics and English.
“A total of 1,367,210 candidates registered for the examination, comprising 685,514 males and 681,696 females,” Wushishi stated.
“Of these, 1,358,339 candidates actually sat for the exams, with 680,292 males and 678,047 females present.”
“Candidates who secured five credits and above, including Mathematics and English, numbered 818,492, which is 60.26% of those who sat,” he added.
“Meanwhile, those with five credits and above irrespective of Mathematics and English totaled 1,144,496, representing 84.26%,” he reiterated.
The 2025 SSCE internal examination was conducted from Monday, June 16th to Friday, July 25th, 2025.
Professor Wushishi also provided insights into candidates with special needs, noting that 1,622 candidates participated, including 586 males and 355 females with hearing impairments, and 111 males and 80 females with visual impairments.
Regarding examination malpractice, the ssce-results-60-percent-pass/” title=”… Unveils 2025 … Results: 60.2% of Students Celebrate Success!”>registrar reported a significant decline in cases, with 3,878 candidates involved in various forms of cheating during the 2025 SSCE internal exams, compared to 10,094 in 2024-a reduction of 61.58%.
He disclosed that 38 schools across 13 states were implicated in mass cheating incidents. These institutions will be summoned for discussions with the Council, after which appropriate disciplinary measures will be enforced.
Additionally, nine supervisors were recommended for blacklisting due to misconduct, including poor supervision, aiding malpractice, tardiness, unruly behavior, assault, and insubordination. These supervisors were located in Rivers (3), Niger (1), FCT (3), Kano (1), and Osun (1) states.
Wushishi also drew attention to a disruption in Lamorde Local Government Area, Adamawa State, where communal clashes affected eight schools, leading to the postponement of exams from July 7th to 25th, 2025. This disruption impacted 13 subjects and 29 exam papers. Negotiations with the state government are underway to reschedule exams for the affected candidates.
In line with the updated curriculum currently being implemented, NECO will limit the SSCE examination to 38 subjects moving forward, a change expected to shorten the waiting period for results.
Breaking down performance by state, Kano led with 68,159 candidates (5.02%) achieving five credits and above, including English and Mathematics. Lagos followed closely with 67,007 candidates (4.93%), while Oyo ranked third with 48,742 candidates meeting the same criteria.
The lowest performing center was Gabon, where no candidate attained five credits including English and Mathematics.
