The National Examinations Council has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination External, with more than 80 per cent of candidates recording five credits and above.
The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, during a press briefing at the council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State.
Speaking in a video shared on NECO’s official X handle, Prof. Wushishi formally declared the results released and urged candidates to check their performance on the council’s website using their examination registration numbers.
According to him, a total of 96,979 candidates registered for the examination, comprising 51,823 males, representing 53.43 per cent, and 45,156 females, accounting for 46.56 per cent.
Out of this number, 95,160 candidates eventually sat for the examination across sixteen subjects.
In English Language, 93,425 candidates participated, with 73,167, representing 78.32 per cent, obtaining credit passes and above.
For Mathematics, 93,330 candidates sat for the subject, out of which 85,256, or 91.35 per cent, achieved credit and above.
Overall performance showed that 68,166 candidates, representing 71.63 per cent, obtained five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics.
A total of 82,082 candidates, or 86.26 per cent, recorded five credits and above irrespective of English and Mathematics.
On examination malpractice, the NECO Registrar disclosed that 9,016 candidates were booked for various offences, marking a 31.7 per cent increase compared to the 6,160 cases recorded in 2024.
He added that five supervisors from the Federal Capital Territory, Kano, Adamawa, and Ondo states were recommended for blacklisting for their roles in aiding and abetting malpractice.
Four examination centres—two in Niger State and one each in Yobe and Kano—were also recommended for de-recognition due to whole-centre malpractice.
The SSCE External examination is designed mainly for private candidates who missed the internal examination or seek to improve their previous results, providing an alternative certification pathway outside the regular school system.
