The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 June/July Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE Internal), 54 days after the last paper was written.

Announcing the results at a press conference in Minna on Wednesday, NECO Registrar Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi disclosed that 60.26% of candidates — 818,492 out of 1,358,339 — obtained five credits and above, including Mathematics and English, while 84.26% (1,144,496 candidates) secured five credits and above irrespective of the core subjects.

A total of 1,367,210 candidates registered for the exams, comprising 685,514 males and 681,696 females, while 1,358,339 eventually sat for it. Among them were 1,622 candidates with special needs, including 941 with hearing impairments and 191 with visual impairments.

Prof. Wushishi hailed a 61.58% decline in examination malpractice, reporting 3,878 cases in 2025 compared to 10,094 in 2024. However, he said 38 schools across 13 states were implicated in mass cheating and will face sanctions, while nine supervisors have been recommended for blacklisting for aiding malpractice or insubordination.

He also revealed that communal clashes in Lamorde Local Government Area of Adamawa State disrupted examinations in eight schools, affecting 13 subjects and 29 papers. NECO is working with the state government to reschedule the affected exams.

Kano State recorded the highest number of candidates with five credits and above, including Mathematics and English (68,159 candidates), followed by Lagos (67,007) and Oyo (48,742).

On reforms, Prof. Wushishi announced that NECO has reduced examinable subjects to 38 under its reviewed curriculum to ensure quicker result processing. He also confirmed that the council has begun its transition from paper-based testing to Computer-Based Testing (CBT), with selected schools already participating in the first phase.

“Our goal is to strengthen the integrity of our examinations, deliver results faster, and align with global best practices,” Wushishi said.