NECO Announces 2025 SSCE External Results with 71.63% Achieving Five Credits, Including English and Mathematics
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of its 2025 Senior School Certificate of Education (SSCE) External examination. A total of 68,166 candidates, representing 71.63%, achieved at least five credits, including English and Mathematics.
Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of NECO, announced these results at the Council headquarters in Minna. He stated that overall, 82,082 candidates, or 86.26%, obtained five credits and above across all subjects.
The examination saw 96,979 candidates, with 51,823 (53.43%) males and 45,156 (46.56%) females, sitting for the tests. The total number of actual candidates who sat for the exam was 95,160, with males accounting for 50,785 (53.36%) and females for 44,375 (46.63%).
The report also indicated that 9,016 candidates were booked for various examination malpractices, reflecting an increase of 31.7% from 6,160 cases recorded in 2024.
In English Language, 78.32% of the candidates (out of 73,167) achieved credits or higher, while in Mathematics, 91.35% of 85,256 candidates attained similar results.
Further, five supervisors, including two from FCT and one each from Kano, Adamawa, and Ondo States, were recommended for blacklisting due to assisting in malpractice. Additionally, four examination centers—two in Niger State, and one each in Yobe and Kano—were found involved in large-scale malpractice and are recommended for de-recognition.
The Registrar urged the 2025 SSCE external candidates to access their results through the official NECO website at www.neco.gov.ng using their examination registration numbers.
