The National Examinations Council has announced the release of the 2025 November/December Senior School Certificate Examination results for private candidates, with a majority of participants recording strong performance.
NECO Registrar, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, disclosed the development in Minna, Niger State, noting that 96,979 candidates registered for the examination.
Of this number, 95,160 candidates eventually sat for the papers conducted between November 26 and December 13, 2025.
The results were released 52 days after the final paper.
According to the council, 71.6 per cent of candidates obtained at least five credits, including English Language and Mathematics, while 86.2 per cent secured five credits and above irrespective of the two core subjects.
Performance in key subjects was also encouraging.
About 78 per cent of candidates earned credit passes in English Language, while more than 91 per cent achieved similar results in Mathematics.
NECO, however, raised concern over examination malpractice, revealing that 9,016 candidates were implicated in various forms of cheating, a rise from the 6,160 cases recorded in 2024.
The council added that five supervisors may face sanctions, including possible blacklisting, for allegedly aiding malpractice, while four examination centres have been recommended for cancellation over serious infractions.
NECO reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening monitoring mechanisms and enforcing strict measures to curb examination malpractice and safeguard the credibility of its examinations.
