The National Examinations Council (NECO) on Tuesday announced the release of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) External results, with more than 80 per cent of candidates scoring five credits and above.
The announcement was made by NECO Registrar and Chief Executive, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, during a press briefing at the council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State.
In a video shared on NECO’s official X handle, Prof. Wushishi said, “It is my pleasure to declare the 2025 SSCE External Results released. Candidates can access their results on the NECO official website, [www.neco.gov.ng](http://www.neco.gov.ng), using their examination registration number.”
He revealed that a total of 96,979 candidates registered for sixteen subjects, comprising 51,823 males (53.43 per cent) and 45,156 females (46.56 per cent). Out of these, 95,160 candidates actually sat for the examination.
In English Language, 93,425 candidates took the exam, with 73,167 (78.32 per cent) obtaining credit and above. In Mathematics, 93,330 candidates sat, and 85,256 (91.35 per cent) scored credit and above.
Overall, 68,166 candidates (71.63 per cent) earned five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics, while 82,082 candidates (86.26 per cent) recorded five credits and above irrespective of English and Mathematics.
On examination malpractice, Prof. Wushishi disclosed that 9,016 candidates were penalised for various forms of misconduct, marking a 31.7 per cent increase compared with 6,160 cases in 2024.
He added 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.
Furthermore, four examination centres—two in Niger State and one each in Yobe and Kano—were recommended for de-recognition following whole-centre malpractice.
The SSCE External examination is mainly taken by private candidates seeking certification outside the regular school system. NECO conducts the external exams to give candidates the opportunity to sit for the exam if they missed the internal version or wish to improve their grades.
