The National Examinations Council (NECO), has released the results of the 2024 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted in six West African countries and one country in the middle east.
Its Registrar/Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi disclosed this while briefing journalists at the Council’s headquarters along Minna-Bida road on Friday.
He also announced the release of digitalized annual posting for members of staff announced other measures aimed at adding to the credibility of exams conducted by the body.
In a breakdown of the results, the Registrar said 86, 067 consisting of 44, 988 male and 41,079 female registered for the NECO SSCE external while 84, 799 comprising 44, 277 male and 40, 522 representing 52.21% and 47.78% respectively sat for the examination.
He also disclosed that, 57, 114 candidates representing 67.35% made 5 Credits and above in English and Mathematics out of 83, 024 that sat for Mathematics.
He said seven supervisors; two in Oyo and Ogun state respectively, one each in Cross River, Ebonyi and Lagos state have been recommended for blacklisting due to poor supervision, lateness, aiding and abating examinations malpractices.
Besides, fourteen centers; 10 in Ogun, 4 in Oyo states, according to him were blacklisted for their involvement in whole school/centre malpractice in 9 subjects.
Disturbed by the rising level of schools’ organized examinations malpractices, Dantani explained other measures aimed at curbing malpractices for candidates writing NECO and related examinations to include blacklisting such known centers while Supervisors are to face similar disciplinary measures.
