The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results for the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination External earlier conducted from November 14 to December 14 2024.
The council’s Registrar and Chief Executive, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi revealed the update during a press conference on Friday at the NECO headquarters in Minna.
According to Wushishi 86,067 candidates registered for the examination, while 84, 799 participated.
He reported that 57,114 (67.35%) candidates obtained five credits or more, including English Language and Mathematics.
“The total number of candidates that registered for the examination is 86,067, with 44,988 (52.27%) male and 41,079 (47.72%) female.
“The total number of candidates that sat is 84,799, with 44,277 (52.21%) male and 40,522 (47.78%) female.
“The number of candidates that sat for English Language is 83,220 out of which 62,929 representing 75.62% got Credit and above.
“The number of candidates that sat for Mathematics is 83,024, out of which 77,988 representing 93.93% got Credit and above.
“The number of Candidates who got five (5) Credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics, is 57,114 representing 67.35%.
“Also 70,711 candidates, representing 83.39%, got five (5) Credits and above irrespective of English Language and Mathematics,” Wushishi disclosed.
Speaking on examination malpractice, he revealed that the number of malpractice cases reduced compared to the previous year.
He added that 6,160 candidates were involved in various forms of malpractice with a decrease from 8,518 cases recorded in 2023, stressing that several examination supervisors and centres had been marked for blacklisting.
“The number of candidates booked for various forms of malpractice is 6,160, as against 8,518 in 2023, which is lower by 27.7%. Seven supervisors, including two each from Oyo and Ogun States and one each from Lagos, Cross River, and Ebonyi States, have been recommended for blacklisting for poor supervision, lateness, and aiding malpractice during the exam.
“Fourteen centres—10 in Ogun and 4 in Oyo States—have been blacklisted for involvement in widespread malpractice in nine subjects,” he said.
The NECO boss directed that with examination registration number candidates can access their results by visiting the official NECO website at www.neco.gov.ng.
