NECO releases 2025 BECE results

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

NECO announced this via a statement issued by its Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.

Sani disclosed that 179,201 candidates registered for the examination in 12 subjects which commenced on May 12 and ended on May 23.

Sani stated: “The results of the examination were released following the successful conclusion of the 2025 BECE Award Committee Meeting held at the Council’s Headquarters in Minna.

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“During the meeting, the chairperson of the committee, Dr Folake Olatunji-David, Director, Basic Education, Federal Ministry of Education expressed satisfaction with the processes leading to the successful release of the results.

“The meeting was also attended by some Secondary School Principals from across the country as well as NECO Management.”

Sani added that the award committee however approved the date and timetable for the 2025 BECE resit.

He disclosed that the resit examination had been scheduled to hold between July 23 and 24 for Mathematics and English Studies.

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