The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Internal Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), with over 1.3 million candidates participating nationwide.

 

Announcing the results in Minna, the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, said 1,367,210 candidates registered for the exams, 685,514 males and 681,696 females. Of this figure, 1,358,339 candidates actually sat for the examinations.

 

According to Wushishi, 818,492 candidates, representing 60.26 percent, scored five credits and above including Mathematics and English Language, while 1,144,496 candidates, about 84.26 percent, secured five credits and above irrespective of Mathematics and English.

 

The NECO boss disclosed that results from eight schools in Lamorde Local Government Area of Adamawa State were withheld following a communal clash that disrupted the exams between July 7 and 25, 2025.

 

“Thirteen subjects and 29 papers were affected. We are already in discussions with the Adamawa State Government to reschedule the exams for the affected students,” Wushishi said.

 

Wushishi also revealed that 38 schools across 13 states were found to have engaged in mass cheating and will be invited to the NECO headquarters before sanctions are imposed.

 

In addition, nine supervisors were recommended for blacklisting over offences ranging from poor supervision and aiding malpractice to lateness, unruly conduct, assault, and insubordination.

 

The affected supervisors include:

 

Three from Rivers State

 

Three from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)

 

One each from Niger, Kano, and Osun States.

 

 

The NECO Registrar reaffirmed the council’s commitment to upholding examination integrity and warned that any individuals or schools involved in malpractice would face appropriate disciplinary action.