The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the release of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) External results, with over 80 per cent of candidates recording five credits and above.
The results were officially released on Tuesday by the NECO Registrar and Chief Executive, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, during a press conference at the council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State.
Declaring the results in a video shared on NECO’s official X handle, Prof. Wushishi said, “It is my pleasure to announce the release of the 2025 SSCE External Results. Candidates can access their results on the NECO official website, www.neco.gov.ng, using their examination registration numbers.”
According to him, a total of 96,979 candidates registered for the examination across 16 subjects. This figure comprised 51,823 males (53.43 per cent) and 45,156 females (46.56 per cent). Of the total number registered, 95,160 candidates eventually sat for the examination.
In English Language, 93,425 candidates sat for the paper, out of which 73,167 candidates (78.32 per cent) obtained credit and above. In Mathematics, 93,330 candidates sat, with 85,256 candidates (91.35 per cent) achieving credit and above.
Overall, 68,166 candidates, representing 71.63 per cent, obtained five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics. Meanwhile, 82,082 candidates (86.26 per cent) achieved five credits and above irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.
On examination malpractice, Prof. Wushishi disclosed that 9,016 candidates were booked for various forms of misconduct, representing a 31.7 per cent increase compared to the 6,160 cases recorded in 2024.
He further revealed that five supervisors, two from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and one each from Kano, Adamawa, and Ondo states were recommended for blacklisting for aiding and abetting malpractice. In addition, four examination centres, two in Niger State and one each in Yobe and Kano states were recommended for de-recognition due to their involvement in whole-centre malpractice.
The SSCE External examination is designed primarily for private candidates seeking secondary school certification outside the regular school system. NECO conducts the examination annually to provide opportunities for candidates who missed the internal SSCE or wish to improve their results.
