By Comfort James
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has officially released the results of the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination.The Registrar of NECO, Professor Dantani Wushishi, made the announcement on Thursday at the headquarters of NECO in Minna, Niger State.
Speaking to journalists, the Registrar said that a total of 1,376,423 candidates registered for the exam with 706,950 males and 669,473 females, respectively.
He also added that 60.55 per cent of the candidates secured five credits and above in English Language and Mathematics.Professor Wushishi said: “The number of candidates that sat for the exam is 1,367,736, comprising 702,112 males and 665,624 females.
“The number of candidates with five credits and above, including English and Mathematics, is 828,284, representing 60.55%.“The number of candidates with five credits and above, irrespective of English and Mathematics, is 1,147,597, representing 83.90%.”Addressing the issue of examination malpractice in the exam, Prof. Wushishi disclosed: “The number of candidates involved in various forms of malpractice in 2024 is 8,437, compared to 12,030 in 2023, indicating a reduction of 30.1%.”
He also added “During the conduct of the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination, 40 schools were found to have engaged in whole-school (mass) cheating in 17 states. They will be invited to the Council for discussion, after which appropriate sanctions will be applied. One school in Ekiti 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 NECO registrar informed candidates who registered and sat for the exam to check their results on NECO’s website. In his words, Prof. Wushishi said “At this juncture, I wish to formally declare that the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination results are hereby released to the public.
By this release, candidates can now access their results on the NECO website: www.neco.gov.ng using their examination registration number.”
