Breaking: NECO Releases 2022 External SSCE Results

Afimag.com –

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has the released the results of the November/December 2022 Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) in the state.

Registrar of NECO, Prof Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, disclosed this in Minna, Niger State, on February 16, 2023, saying that 59,124 candidates sat for the examinations, with 31,316 males, representing 52.96 percent while 27,808, representing 47.03 percent were females.

Wushishi stated that the number of candidates that sat for English Language was 58,012 out of which 44,162, representing 76.13 per cent got Credit and above grades, while the number of candidates that sat for Mathematics was 57,700, out of which 43,096, which constitutes 74.69 per cent earned Credit and above grades.

According to him, the number of candidates who obtained five Credits and above grades, including English Language and Mathematics was 33,914 depicting 57.36 per cent.

He said, “Also 46,825 candidates, representing 79.20% got five (5) Credits and above irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.”

On examination malpractice, he said 11,419 candidates were booked for various forms of malpractice as against 4,454 in 2021, which shows a sharp rise in the number of malpractice cases.

“This led to the blacklisting of four (4) supervisors, one (1) each from Rivers and Plateau States and two (2) from Ogun State for aiding and abetting as well as poor supervision,” he said.