A total of 828,284 candidates achieved credit in both English Language and Mathematics, representing 60.55% of those who took the 2024 Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) internal examination conducted by the National Examination Council (NECO).
Announcing the results at NECO’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State, on Thursday, NECO Registrar Prof. Dantani Wushishi revealed that 1,376,436 candidates participated in the exam, with results being released approximately two months after the examination.
The results also showed that 83.9% of the candidates earned five or more credits, regardless of their performance in English Language and Mathematics.
Wushishi further reported that 8,407 candidates were involved in malpractice during the 2024 examination, a decrease from the 12,030 cases reported in 2023.
“The 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) was conducted from Wednesday 19th June to Friday 26th July, 2024, while the Marking Exercise took place from Monday 19th August to Sunday 8th September, 2024.
“Today makes it 55 days after the last written paper, which signifies that all the processes leading to the successful release of the 2024 SSCE Internal results have been concluded,” he said.
The NECO boss gave the highlights of the results, as followed:
“Number of candidates registered for the examination is 1,376,423, representing 706,950 males and 669,473 Females.
“Number of candidates that sat is 1,367,736 representing 702,112 Males and 665,624 females.
“Number of candidates with five Credits and above, including English and Mathematics is 828,284, representing 60.55%.
“Number of candidates with five Credits and above, irrespective of
English and Mathematics is 1,147,597, representing 83.90%.”
He noted that 40 schools were found to have engaged in mass cheating across 17 states during the examination. These schools will be subject to a panel review, and appropriate sanctions will be imposed.
Additionally, Wushishi revealed that the Council has recommended the blacklisting of 21 supervisors for extortion and being under the influence of alcohol.