The National Examinations Council, NECO, has released the 2024 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination internal results.
This was disclosed on Thursday, September 19, by the NECO’s Registrar/Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Wushishi.
He said 1,376,423 registered for the examination, out of which 1,367,736 eventually sat for it.
Professor Wushishi, who officially released the results at the Council’s headquarters, Minna, Niger state, said 828,284 candidates, representing 60.55 per cent, made five credits, including Mathematics and English Language.
The Registrar said: “1,376,423 candidates registered for the examination and only 1,367,736 sat for it.
“Similarly, of the total candidates that sat for the examination, 702,112 were males and 665,624 females, while the number of candidates who made five credits and above, irrespective of English Language and Mathematics, is 1,147,597, representing 83.90 per cent.”
Professor Wushishi also disclosed that the number of candidates with special needs is 2,267.
He said 1,104 had hearing impairment, 348 with visual impairment, 342 with albinism, 237 with autism, and 236 with low vision.
The Registrar said the number of candidates involved in various forms of malpractice in 2024 stood at 8,437 as against 12,030 in 2023, saying this shows a reduction of 30.1 percent in comparison.
According to the Registrar, 40 schools were found to have been involved in whole school (mass) cheating in 17 states.
He added that one of such schools, which is in Ekiti state, has been recommended for de-recognition for mass cheating in two core subjects and one science subject.
“Similarly, 21 supervisors were recommended for blacklisting due to poor supervision, aiding and abetting, abscondment, extortion, drunkenness and negligence in 12 States,” the Registrar declared.
He said out of all the states that sat for the examinations, “candidates from Abia State led other states as they scored five credits and above, including Mathematics and English language, making 83.40 percent.
“The state also leads in candidates with five credits and above irrespective of Mathematics and English language 95.84 percent,” he remarked.
He also disclosed that for least performed states with five credits and above, including mathematics and English language, Katsina came last on the table with 42 percent. This is just 2.42 percent ahead of Kano which came second to last with 44.42 percent.
