The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced that a total of 1,622 candidates with disabilities participated in the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal. The figure includes 586 males and 355 females with hearing impairments, as well as 111 males and 80 females with visual impairments.
Releasing the results at a press briefing on Wednesday in Minna, the Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, said the inclusion of persons with disabilities reflects the Council’s commitment to equal opportunities in education.
Overall, 818,492 candidates, representing 60.26 per cent of all candidates, obtained five credits and above, including Mathematics and English. Out of 1,367,210 candidates who registered for the exams, 1,358,339 eventually sat, comprising 680,292 males and 678,047 females.
Professor Wushishi disclosed that 1,144,496 candidates, or 84.26 per cent, secured five credits and above irrespective of English and Mathematics. He noted that candidates can access their results through the Council’s official portal.
On examination malpractice, 3,878 candidates were found guilty of infractions in 2025, a significant drop compared to 10,094 in 2024 — marking a 61.58 per cent reduction. Thirty-eight schools across 13 states were also implicated in mass cheating and will face sanctions, while nine supervisors in Rivers, Niger, the FCT, Kano, and Osun were recommended for blacklisting over misconduct.
He further revealed that a communal clash in Lamorde Local Government Area of Adamawa State disrupted examinations in eight schools, affecting 13 subjects and 29 papers. NECO is already in talks with the state government to organize make-up exams for the affected candidates.
With the adoption of a reviewed curriculum, NECO will henceforth conduct SSCE examinations in 38 subjects only, a move expected to reduce the waiting time for results.
On state performance, Kano led with 68,159 candidates (5.02 per cent) securing five credits and above including English and Mathematics, followed by Lagos with 67,007 (4.93 per cent) and Oyo with 48,742. The least-performing centre was Gabon, where no candidate attained the benchmark.
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