61% candidates pass as NECO releases 2023 results
The National Examinations Council has released the results of the 2023 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE), with 61.60 per cent of candidates scoring five credits and above, including English and Mathematics.
NECO registrar Dantani Wushishi announced the results at a press conference in Minna, Niger State capital, on Tuesday.
He said, “Number of candidates with five credits and above, including English and Mathematics, is 737,308, representing 61.60 per cent.”
Mr Wushishi said 93 schools were found to be involved in whole-school (mass) cheating, while 52 supervisors were recommended for blacklisting due to poor supervision, aiding, and abetting during the examinations.
The NECO boss stated that the erring schools will be invited, after which appropriate sanctions will be applied.
According to him, 1,196,985 candidates, representing 616,398 males and 580,587 females, sat the examinations,
“Number of candidates with five credits and above, irrespective of English and Mathematics, is 1,013,611, representing 84.68 per cent.
“Number of candidates with special needs is 1,542, which includes 913 candidates with hearing impairment, 162 candidates with visual impairment, 103 candidates with Albanism, 61 candidates with Autism, 149 candidates with low vision, and 154 candidates with Adermatoglyphia which are candidates with no fingerprints,” he disclosed.
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