The National Examinations Council (NECO) has officially published the results of the 2024 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE).
Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, Registrar and CEO of NECO, announced the release on Thursday at the Council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State. He disclosed that 828,284 students, representing 60.55 percent, achieved five credits, including English Language and Mathematics.
Wushishi stated that 1,376,423 candidates, consisting of 709,950 males and 669,473 females, registered for this year’s internal exams, while 1,367,736 candidates (702,112 males and 665,624 females) sat for the exams.
The registrar added that the number of candidates securing five credits or more, regardless of English Language and Mathematics, was 1,147,597 (83.90 percent). He noted that there were 2,267 candidates with special needs.
Additionally, the council recorded a 30.1 percent reduction in the number of candidates caught in examination malpractices this year, with 8,437 cases compared to 12,030 in 2023.
Wushishi revealed that Abia, Imo, and Ebonyi states had the highest pass rates, while the lowest-performing states were Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Borno, and Zamfara.
He further stated that 40 schools across 17 states were involved in mass cheating, and the affected schools would be summoned for discussions before facing possible sanctions. A school in Ekiti State has been recommended for de-recognition due to mass cheating in two core subjects and one science subject.
The registrar also disclosed that 21 supervisors from 12 states had been recommended for blacklisting due to issues like poor supervision, aiding malpractice, extortion, drunkenness, abscondment, and negligence.
