By Attah Ede,
The National Examinations Council (NECO), on Wednesday, announced the release of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal results.
The Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, who announced the release of the results at the Council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State, on Wednesday, disclosed that 38 schools in 13 states engaged in mass cheating and would face sanctions.
Wushishi further said that nine supervisors in Rivers, Niger, the FCT, Kano, and Osun states would be blacklisted for aiding malpractice and other misconduct.
According to him, results from eight schools in the Lamorde Local Government Area of Adamawa State were withheld following the disruption of examinations due to communal clashes
Prof Wushishi, said a total of 1,367,210 candidates registered for the examination, out of which 1,358,339 participated in the exercise.
He disclosed that, of these numbers, 818,492 candidates — representing 60.26 per cent — obtained five credits and above, while 1,144,496 candidates, or 84.26 per cent, obtained five credits and above irrespective of English and Mathematics.
Wushishi described the outcome as a milestone that reflected transparency, credibility, and the council’s commitment to quality education.
He added that 1,622 candidates with special needs also sat for the examination, including those with hearing and visual impairments, albinism, autism, low vision, and other conditions.
“Furthermore, there was a 61.58 per cent reduction in examination malpractice, with 3,878 cases were recorded in 2025 compared to the 10,094 in 2024.
“Not more than 38 schools in 13 states engaged in mass cheating and would face sanctions”, he added.
The registrar thanked President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Ministry of Education for supporting NECO’s reforms and urged higher institutions to wait for all examination bodies to release results before finalising admissions.
The examination body advised candidates to access their results via its website, www.neco.gov.ng, using their registration numbers.
