By Jimmy Jackson
The National Examinations Council, NECO, has announced the release of the 2024 External Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, results.
The national examination body said 67.3 percent of candidates who took the examination passed it.
The Registrar of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, disclosed this while announcing the release of the results in Minna, Niger State on Friday.
Wushishi, who is also the Chief Executive Officer of NECO, said the examination was conducted from Nov. 14 to Dec. 14, 2024, with 86,067 candidates registering.
According to the breakdown of the results released, 62,929 candidates, representing 75.62 per cent, obtained credit and above in English Language, while 77,988 candidates, representing 93.93 per cent, obtained credit and above in Mathematics.
The registrar said a total of 70,711 candidates, representing 83.39 per cent, obtained five credits and above, irrespective of English language and mathematics.
Wushishi said that 6,160 candidates were, however, booked for various forms of malpractice, a reduction of 27.7 per cent compared to 2023.
According to him, seven supervisors-two each in Oyo and Ogun and one each in Lagos, Cross River and Ebony-were recommended for blacklisting for poor supervision, lateness as well as aiding and abetting during the examination.
He said that 14 centres—10 in Ogun and four in Oyo—were blacklisted for their involvement in whole centre malpractice in nine subjects.
The registrar also said that candidates could access their results on the NECO official website, www.neco.gov.ng, using their examination registration number.
