The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) internal results, showing a significant 61.58 per cent reduction in examination malpractice cases compared to 2024.
Announcing the release at the Council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State, on Wednesday, the Registrar and Chief Executive, Dantani Wushishi, said a total of 1,367,210 candidates registered for the examination, out of which 1,358,339 participated in the exercise.
According to him, 3,878 cases of malpractice were recorded in 2025, down from 10,094 cases in 2024.
He said that 60.26 per cent of candidates obtained five credits and above, including Mathematics and English, while 84.26 per cent secured five credits and above irrespective of the two core subjects.
”A total of 1,367,210 candidates registered for the exam, with 1,358,339 participating and 818,492 achieving the benchmark for tertiary admissions.
” A total of 1,622 candidates with special needs participated, including those with hearing and visual impairments, albinism, autism, and low vision, ” he said.
Wushishi described the outcome as a milestone that reflected transparency, credibility, and the council’s commitment to quality education
”38 schools across 13 states were implicated in mass cheating and will face sanctions after due process.
”Nine supervisors from Rivers, Niger, FCT, Kano, and Osun states were recommended for blacklisting due to poor supervision and aiding malpractice.
”Results from eight schools in Adamawa State’s Lamorde Local Government Area were withheld due to communal clashes disrupting exams, ” he said.
He noted that candidates could access their results on NECO’s official website, (link unavailable), using their registration numbers.
Wushishi urged higher institutions to wait for all exam bodies to release results before finalizing admissions.
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.
