Kano Tops NECO 2025 Results As 818,492 Students Make 5 Credits

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) internal results, 54 days after the last written paper.. . Read ..Full.. Article.. .

NECO Registrar Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, who announced the release of the results in Minna, Niger State, on Wednesday, said out of the 1,358,339 candidates who sat for the June/July exercise, 818,492, representing 60.26 per cent, scored 5 credits and above, including mathematics and English.

He noted that Kano came top with 68,159, representing 5.020 per cent of candidates scoring five credits and above, including English and mathematics.

Lagos came second in performance with 67,007 or 4.930 per cent of candidates, scoring five credits and above, including English and mathematics, while Oyo came third with 48,742 candidates scoring five credits and above, including English and mathematics.

The least performing centre was Gabon, with no candidate scoring five credits and above, including English and mathematics.

Wushishi stated that the number of candidates with five credits and above, irrespective of mathematics and English, is 1,144,496, representing 84.26 per cent.

The number of candidates that registered for the examination is 1,367,210, representing 685,514 males and 681,696 females.

“The number of candidates that sat is 1,358,339, representing 680,292 males and 678,047 females, and..  Read . .More …