57,114 candidates (67.35%) obtained five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics in the results of the 2024 External Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), exactly 62 days after the last paper was written by the National Examinations Council (NECO)
Announcing the results at NECO’s headquarters in Minna on Friday, the Registrar/Chief Executive, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, revealed that a total of 86,067 candidates registered for the examination, with 84,799 candidates (44,277 males and 40,522 females) actually sitting for the papers.
He indicated that 70,711 candidates (83.39%) secured five credits and above in any subject combination while83,220 candidates (75.62%) earned a credit in English Language and
83,024 candidates (93.93%) obtained a credit in Mathematics.
Prof. Wushishi noted a significant decline in malpractice cases, with 6,160 cases recorded in 2024, compared to 8,518 in 2023, marking a 27.7% reduction.
He attributed this progress to stricter monitoring measures by NECO’s Governing Board, Management, and Senior Staff.
Five supervisors from Oyo, Ogun, Lagos, Cross River, and Ebonyi States were blacklisted for poor supervision and aiding malpractice.
14 examination centers (10 in Ogun and 4 in Oyo) were blacklisted for whole-center malpractice in nine subjects.
During the event, Prof. Wushishi also unveiled NECO’s 2025 Staff Annual Posting Calendar, aimed at improving efficiency in staff deployment for national assignments.
Candidates can now check their results online via the official NECO portal.
