September 19, (THEWILL) – The National Examination Council (NECO) announced the release of the results of the June/July 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination.
Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Council, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushsihi, who announced the release of the results on Thursday, in Minna, Niger State, said 828,284, representing 60.55 percent scored five credits including English language and Mathematics.
The registrar said the number of candidates with five credits and above, irrespective of the English language and Mathematics was 1,147, 597 accounting for 83.90 percent, while those with special needs were 2,267.
He disclosed that Abia, Imo and Ebonyi states topped the performance while the lowest-performing states were Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Borno and Zamfara.
Wushishi said 1,376,423 representing 709,950 males and 669,473 females registered for this year’s internal examination while 1,367,736 representing 702,112 males and 665,624 sat for the examination.
He said the council recorded a 30.1 percent decline in the number of candidates involved in various forms of examination malpractice this year with 8,437 as against 12,030 in 2023.
Disclosing that 40 schools were found to have been involved in mass cheating in 17 states, Wushsihi said the Council will invite affected schools for discussion before sanctions would be applied.
The Registrar further disclosed that a school in Ekiti State had been recommended for de-recognition for mass cheating in two core subjects and one science subject.
In addition, Wushsihi said 21 supervisors in 12 states had been recommended for blacklisting for poor supervision, aiding and abetting, extortion, drunkenness, abscondment and negligence.
