The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal results, with 60.26 per cent of the candidates obtaining five credits and above, including in Mathematics and English.
Announcing the release at the Council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State, on Wednesday, the Registrar and Chief Executive, Dantani Wushishi, said a total of 1,367,210 candidates registered for the examination, out of which 1,358,339 participated in the exercise.
Of these, 818,492 candidates — representing 60.26 per cent — obtained five credits and above, while 1,144,496 candidates, or 84.26 per cent, obtained five credits and above irrespective of English and Mathematics.
Wushishi described the outcome as a milestone that reflected transparency, credibility, and the council’s commitment to quality education.