The National Examinations Council (NECO) has officially published the results of the 2025 June/July Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal. Out of 1,358,339 candidates who sat for the examinations, a total of 818,492 students, representing 60.26%, achieved five credits including English Language and Mathematics.
The announcement was made on Wednesday in Minna by NECO’s Registrar and Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Wushishi. He described the release as a reflection of the council’s dedication to maintaining educational quality, integrity, and national development. Professor Wushishi also commended President Bola Tinubu for creating what he termed an enabling environment that has allowed NECO to sustain credibility and transparency in its operations.
Performance Statistics
Providing detailed performance data, Wushishi disclosed that the results were released 54 days after the final written paper. Out of the 1,367,210 students who registered for the examination—comprising 685,514 males and 681,696 females—a total of 1,358,339 eventually sat for the exams.
Key highlights include:
- 818,492 candidates (60.26%) earned five credits including English and Mathematics.
- 1,144,496 candidates (84.26%) scored at least five credits regardless of Mathematics and English.
- 1,622 special-needs students were accommodated, comprising 586 with hearing impairments, 355 with other disabilities, and 191 with visual impairments.
State-Level Performance
On a state-by-state basis, Kano recorded the highest number of successful candidates, with 68,159 students (5.02%) securing at least five credits including Mathematics and English. Lagos State followed with 67,007 candidates (4.93%), while Oyo State placed third with 48,742 candidates.
In contrast, the lowest performing centre was Gabon, where no candidate achieved five credits with English and Mathematics.
Reduction in Malpractice Cases
A major highlight of this year’s results was the significant decline in examination malpractice. According to Wushishi:
“In 2025 SSCE internal, the number of candidates involved in various forms of malpractice was 3,878, as against 10,094 in 2024, which showed a reduction of 61.58 per cent.”
However, 38 schools across 13 states were implicated in large-scale malpractice, and they are expected to face sanctions after deliberations. Additionally, nine supervisors from Rivers, Niger, FCT, Kano, and Osun were recommended for blacklisting over offences ranging from aiding malpractice to insubordination and unruly conduct.
Disruptions in Adamawa
The Registrar also drew attention to disruptions in Adamawa State, where communal clashes in Lamorde Local Government disrupted examinations between July 7 and July 25, 2025.
“I wish to also draw your attention to a case in Lamorde Local Government, Adamawa, involving eight schools which were affected by a communal clash. This resulted in the disruption of our examinations from 7th to 25th July, 2025. A total of thirteen subjects and twenty-nine papers were involved,” he explained.
Discussions are currently underway with the Adamawa State Government to ensure that affected candidates are given the opportunity to complete their examinations.
Curriculum Reforms for Efficiency
Professor Wushishi further revealed that NECO has adopted a revised curriculum which reduces the number of examinable subjects to 38. This reform, he noted, is designed to shorten the processing period for results and improve efficiency in the overall examination process.
