Abia State, South East, came first in the recently released result of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE).
Registrar of the National Examination Council (NECO), organisers of the examination, Prof. Prof Dantana Wushishi, who announced the result at a press conference in Minna, Niger State on Wednesday, said Abia State recorded 93.31 percent success in the examination, and so, led other states that scored five credits and above including Mathematics and English language.
The state also leads in candidates with five credits and above irrespective of Mathematics and English language, clocking 95.40 percent, the registrar added.
On the other had, Sokoto State came last among the least performed states with five credits and above including mathematics and English language, with 35.00 per cent.
Prof. Wushishi disclosed that 818,492 candidates, representing 60.26 per cent, made five credits, including Mathematics and English Language.
According to him, out of the 1,367,210 candidates who registered for the examination, only 1,358,339 were present.
The statistics further showed that 680,292 of the candidates were males while 678,047 females.
He also disclosed that the number of candidates who made five credits and above irrespective of English Language and Mathematics is 1,144,496 representing 84.26 per cent.
“The number of candidates involved in various forms of malpractice in 2025 is 3,878 as against 10,094 in 2024 which shows a reduction of 61.58 per cent,” he stated.
Prof. Wushishi disclosed that during the conduct of the examination, 38 schools were found to have been involved in mass cheating in 13 states.
Similarly, nine supervisors: three in Rivers, one in Niger, three in Abuja, one in Kano and Osun States, were recommended for blacklisting due to poor supervision, aiding and abetting, lateness, unruly behaviour, assault and insubordination.
The Registrar further disclosed that the council will conduct fresh examination in eight schools in Lamorde Local Government in Adamawa State, where the examination was disrupted between July 7 and 25, due to communal clashes.
He said that a total of 13 subjects and 29 papers were involved.
“The results of the eight affected schools cannot be released now, because they are incomplete,” Prof. Wushishi stated.
