The Nationwide Examinations Council (NECO) has launched the outcomes of the 2025 Senior Faculty Certificates Examination (SSCE).
Ibrahim Wushishi, NECO registrar, introduced the outcomes on Tuesday in Minna, Niger State, noting that candidates had been examined in 16 topics.
Wushishi stated a complete of 96,979 candidates registered for the examination, comprising 51,823 males (53.43 per cent) and 45,156 females (46.56 per cent).
He added that 95,160 candidates ultimately sat for the examination, together with 50,785 males (53.36 per cent) and 44,375 females (46.63 per cent).
In line with Wushishi, 73,167 candidates obtained credit score passes and above, representing 78.32 per cent of 93,425 college students.
He revealed that out of 93,330 candidates who wrote arithmetic, 85,256 (91.35 per cent) scored credit score passes and above.
Wushishi stated 68,166 candidates, representing 71.63 per cent, obtained 5 credit and above, together with English language and Arithmetic.
He added that 82,082 candidates, representing 86.26 per cent, secured 5 credit and above, no matter the 2 obligatory topics.
The NECO registrar disclosed that 9,016 candidates had been sanctioned for examination malpractice, recording a 2,856 improve in contrast with 2024.
He additionally introduced that 5 supervisors from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kano, Adamawa, and Ondo had been blacklisted for allegedly aiding examination malpractice.
Wushishi additional revealed that 4 examination centres in Niger, Yobe, and Kano had been really useful for de-recognition on account of “involvement in mass malpractice”.
He defined that the examination supplies candidates in search of admission into tertiary establishments, each inside and outdoors Nigeria, a chance to enhance their educational {qualifications}.
Wushishi described the outcome as “one other milestone” in NECO’s mandate to supply credible assessments for Nigerian college students.
He additionally expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for his continued help for the training sector.
The NECO registrar added that the physique is owed lower than N2 billion by the 36 states.
The 2025 SSCE was performed between November 26 and December 13, 2025, with marking happening from January 5 to January 21, 2026.