By Idris Temidayo
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results for the 2024 senior school certificate examination (SSCE) external, with 14 examination centres—10 in Ogun state and four in Oyo state—blacklisted for widespread malpractice.
Announcing the results on Friday at NECO headquarters in Minna, Niger state, Dantani Wushishi, the council’s registrar, said 86,067 candidates registered for the examination, which took place from November 14 to December 14, 2024.
He noted that 84,799 candidates sat for the exams.
According to Wushishi, 57,114 candidates, representing 67.35 percent—obtained five credits or more, including English language and mathematics.
He added that 70,711 candidates, representing 83.39 percent, secured five credits and above, irrespective of English and mathematics.
He highlighted an improvement in performance and a reduction in examination malpractice cases compared to the previous year.
“A total of 6,160 candidates were caught engaging in malpractice, a 27.7% decrease from the 8,518 cases recorded in 2023,” he said.
“Fourteen centres—10 in Ogun and four in Oyo—have been blacklisted for their involvement in widespread malpractice in nine subjects.”
He also revealed that seven supervisors had been recommended for blacklisting due to poor supervision, lateness, and aiding malpractice.
These include two supervisors each from Oyo and Ogun States and one each from Lagos, Cross River, and Ebonyi states.
The NECO registrar said candidates can now access their 2024 SSCE External results via the official NECO website at www.neco.gov.ng using their examination registration number.
Wushishi expressed gratitude to Tunji Alausa, the minister of education and Suwaiba Ahmad, the minister of state for education, for their continuous support throughout the examination process.
