The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) External results, recording 71.63 percent candidates obtained five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics.
Dantani Ibrahim-Wushishi, the registrar and chief executive of NECO, announced this at a news conference at the council’s Minna headquarters.
Wushishi explained that the examination was conducted from November 26 to December 13, 2025, while the marking exercise took place between January 5 and 21, 2026.
The NECO registrar further disclosed that the results were released 52 days after the last written paper.
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He said that 96,979 candidates registered for the examination, comprising 51,823 males (53.43 percent) and 45,156 females (46.56 percent).
In addition, he revealed that 95,160 candidates sat for the examination, including 50,785 males (53.36 percent) and 44,375 females (46.63 percent).
“93,425 candidates sat for the English Language, out of which 73,167 candidates, representing 78.32 percent, obtained credit and above.
“93,330 candidates sat for Mathematics, with 85,256 candidates, representing 91.35 percent, scoring credit and above,” he said.
Wushishi noted that 68,166 candidates, representing 71.63 percent, obtained five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics.
Besides, he said that 82,082 candidates, representing 86.26 percent, obtained five credits and above, irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.
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He pointed out that the SSCE external provided a second opportunity for candidates seeking admission into universities and other tertiary institutions within and outside Nigeria.
According to the NECO registrar, the examination covered 16 subjects and described the release of the results as another milestone in NECO’s mandate to deliver credible assessments.
Wushishi said that 9,016 candidates were booked for various forms of examination malpractice during the exercise, and that the figure was higher than the 6,160 candidates booked in 2024, representing an increase of 31.7 percent.
Moreover, he explained that five supervisors were recommended for blacklisting for aiding and abetting malpractice, and two of the supervisors are from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), while one each is from Kano, Adamawa and Ondo states.
