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67.35% candidates pass as NECO releases 2023 SSCE results

The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the 2023 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) external candidates’ results.

The Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, announced the release of the results at a press conference in Minna, the Niger State capital, on Monday, February 26, 2024.

Wushishi disclosed that 74,950 candidates registered for the examination with 39,213 male, representing 52.31 per cent, and 35,737 female, representing 47.68 per cent.

The NECO Registrar said of the total number of candidates who registered, 74,342 candidates sat for the examinations with 38,867 male, representing 52.28 per cent, and 35,475 female, representing 47.71.

He said: “The number of candidates that sat for English Language is 73,124 out of which 55,272, representing 75.59 per cent got Credit and above.

“The number of candidates that sat for Mathematics is 73,119, out of which 67,815, representing 92.75 per cent got Credit and above.

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“The number of candidates who got five Credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics is 50,066 representing 67.35 per cent.”

Wushishi noted that 62,530 candidates, representing 84.11 per cent, got five credits and above irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.

He added that the number of candidates that were booked for various forms of malpractice was 8,518, as against 11,419 in 2022, which showed a decline in the number of malpractice cases by 25.4 per cent.

The NECO boss said examination malpractice cases in the 2023 SSCE external examination were reported in two centres – one each in Kaduna and Ogun states.

He said two supervisors, one each in Oyo and Lagos states, were blacklisted for poor supervision, inability to control the candidates, and aiding and abetting.

Wushishi added that a centre in Borno State was blacklisted for aiding and abetting by sharing Whatsapp messages with candidates.

He, therefore, enjoined candidates to check their 2023 SSCE results on the NECO official website www.neco.gov.ng, using their examination registration number.

The NECO SSCE external examination was conducted from November 20 to December 20, 2023.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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