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The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE internal) results, 54 days after the final written paper. NECO Registrar, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, announced the results at a press conference in Minna, Niger State, on Wednesday. Out of 1,358,339 candidates who sat for the June/July exams, 818,492 (60.26%) achieved five credits or more, including Mathematics and English. Candidates with five credits or more regardless of Mathematics and English totaled 1,144,496 (84.26%).
A total of 1,367,210 candidates registered for the examination, comprising 685,514 males and 681,696 females, while 1,358,339 candidates actually sat for the exams, with 680,292 males and 678,047 females. The SSCE 2025 was conducted from Monday, June 16 to Friday, July 25.
Among candidates with special needs, there were 1,622 in total, including 586 males and 355 females with hearing impairments, and 111 males and 80 females with visual impairments. The registrar noted a significant decline in examination malpractice cases: 3,878 candidates were involved in 2025, compared with 10,094 in 2024, representing a 61.58% reduction.
Prof. Wushishi added that 38 schools across 13 states were implicated in mass cheating, and appropriate sanctions will follow discussions with the Council. Additionally, nine supervisors in Rivers, Niger, FCT, Kano, and Osun states are recommended for blacklisting due to poor supervision and misconduct.
He also highlighted disruptions in Lamorde Local Government, Adamawa State, where communal clashes affected eight schools, impacting 13 subjects and 29 papers. NECO is coordinating with the state government to conduct exams for the affected schools.
In line with the reviewed curriculum, NECO will now conduct the SSCE in 38 subjects to reduce the waiting time for results. Performance by state showed Kano leading with 68,159 candidates (5.02%) scoring five credits or more including English and Mathematics, followed by Lagos with 67,007 candidates (4.93%) and Oyo with 48,742. The lowest-performing center was Gabon, with no candidate achieving five credits including English and Mathematics.
Finally, NECO confirmed the transition from the Paper-Pencil Test (PPT) to the Computer-Based Test (CBT) model, with both private and public schools participating in the first phase.
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