Kano tops 2025 NECO performance chart

Kano State has emerged as the top-performing state in the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO).

Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf disclosed this in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa, following the release of the results on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.

The governor attributed the impressive feat to the education reforms and sustained investment in the sector by his administration.

According to him, in the results released by NECO, 68,159 candidates secured five credits and above, including English and Mathematics in Kano State.

Yusuf assured that his administration would continue to prioritise provision of free uniforms, furniture and learning materials for pupils, students as well as rehabilitation of dilapidated classrooms.

He added that his administration would continue to recruit and train teachers to enhance performance.

60.26% pass as NECO releases 2025 SSCE results

The governor recalled that Kano State allocated 31 per cent of its 2025 annual budget to education, demonstrating its commitment to achieving strategic reforms in the sector

Yusuf lauded the contributions of stakeholders in the sector, to the recorded success and the overall reform of education in the state.

“Our reforms are clearly yielding results, and this outstanding performance by our students proves that Kano is on the right path,” he said.

NECO on Wednesday released the 2025 SSCE results, 54 days after the last written paper.

NECO Registrar Prof Ibrahim Wushishi, who announced the release of the results in Minna, Niger State, said out of the 1,358,339 candidates who sat for the June/July examination, 818,492, representing 60.26 per cent, scored five credits and above, including Mathematics and English.

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