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‘Kano remains most successful state in 2025 SSCE’ – NECO

Aminu Imam
NECO on Kano

Kano State Government has debunked recent claims by some online platforms suggesting that the state did not emerge as the best-performing state in the 2025 National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination, (SSCE). In an issued statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, the government described the reports as “misleading, malicious, and a calculated attempt to distort facts” presented by NECO. The statement read: “The Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Professor Ɗantani Ibrahim Wushishi, during the official release of the results,…

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NECO insists Kano 2025 ‘best examination performance state’ in Nigeria

Aminu Imam
NECO insists

The National Examinations Council, (NECO), has affirmed that Kano is the top-performing state in the Federation for the 2025 Council Examinations, with 5.886% and 39,351 candidates achieving five credits and above in both Mathematics and English. Earlier, some reports had disputed this, naming Abia as the best-performing state, citing its state code number 001 as the basis for their ranking. The reports stated that: “Kano candidates scored 50-16 percent, showing they failed; as only 49.84% of its total 136.762 candidates scored at least five credits, including Mathematics and English”. NECO,…

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“NECO, WAEC exams ban for under-18s absurd” – Atiku blasts FG

Aminu Imam
Atiku blasts FG

Former-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has berated the Federal Ministry of Education over its policy that pegged age limits for entry to tertiary institutions, describing it as absurd. Recall that Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, during a television programme at the weekend, had said that individuals under 18 years would no longer be allowed to take part in National Examinations Council (NECO) and West African Examinations Council (WAEC) exams. According to Mamman, the Federal Government has directed WAEC and NECO to enforce the 18-year age requirements for candidates seeking to…

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NECO releases 2021 results

Aminu Imam

The National Examinations Council, (NECO), has released the 2021 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) internal results. Announcing the results in Minna, Niger state, NECO Registrar and Chief Executive Prof Ibrahim Wushishi, apologised to Nigerians for the delay in releasing the examination results. Prof Wushishi said 878,925 candidates made five credits and above including Mathematics and English language. He explained that the figure represents 71.61% of the candidates. Meanwhile, 1,226,796 candidates scored five credits irrespective of Mathematics and English language, representing 94.04%. He said 23,003 candidates were involved in examination malpractices…

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Kaduna Govt. directs schools to re-open for JSS3 exams

Aminu Imam

Asks students not to wear uniforms  Kaduna State government has announced the re-opening of all secondary schools to allow Junior Secondary School (JSS3) to write their National Examination Council’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (NECO-BECE). The government made the announcement yesterday, in an issued statement by the State’s Commissioner for Education, Shehu Usman Mohammed. The government had on the advisory of the security agencies suspended resumption of schools indefinitely due to the ongoing onslaught against bandits. According to the statement: The Kaduna State Ministry of Education has approved the resumption of…

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Sit-at-home order: S/East children may stay home for 4 yrs over disruption of NECO exams Lawyer

Aminu Imam

A legal luminary, Prince Christopher Muo, yesterday, said the disruption of the National Examination Council, NECO, mathematics examination in the South-East zone may keep students at their homes for the next four years. Muo said this to newsmen in Owerri, while reacting to the inability of students to write their NECO mathematics exams, as a result of the sit-at-home order declared by the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), in the zone on Monday. He added the failure of the students to write their examinations could impede the educational development of…

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How Masked Gunmen Invade Govt. Sec.Sch. Unguwan Sarki Kaduna

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Masked gunmen in unmarked vehicles Friday morning invaded Government Secondary School Unguwar Sarki, Kaduna popularly known as “black and white” where candidates were writing the National Examination Council of Nigeria NECO final year examinations. The incident caused pandemonium as the students and teachers scampered to safety in the fear that the gunmen were kidnappers. Papssersby and Motorists in confusion took unsual routes to escape the gunmen as many were screaming kidnappers. The said gunmen according the Principal of the school Hajiya Bilkisu Aliyu, were said to have trailed the NECO…

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President Buhari appoints new NECO Registrar

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi as Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council, (NECO). This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen yesterday, by the NECO Head, Information and Public Relations Division, in Minna, Azeez Sani. According to a letter dated July 16,  and signed by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, stated that the appointment, which is for an initial tenure of five years takes effect from July 12, 2021. The statement added that Wushishi, a Professor of Science Education,…

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Registration for SSCE ends June 25 – NECO

Aminu Imam

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has said the June 25 deadline for the registration of the 2021 Senior School Certificate Examination, (SSCE) for internal candidates remains sacrosanct. A statement issued on Wednesday by the examination body and signed by its head of information and public relations division, Azeez Sani, urged relevant stakeholders including states education ministries, school owners and managers, among others, to ensure strict compliance. The statement reads in part: The National Examinations Council (NECO) will not extend the registration period for the 2021 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE)…

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‘Our Registrar, Prof Obioma, died of heart failure, not killed’ – NECO

Aminu Imam

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has refuted claims that its Registrar, Godswill Obioma, was assassinated. NECO, in a statement issued by its Director of Human Resources, Abdul Mustapha, yesterday, said Obioma died of a brief illness. According to the statement, Mustapha stated that the son of the deceased had informed the management of the agency that his father was not assassinated but died in his sleep as a result of heart failure. The statement was signed by Godswill Obioma the second, and addressed to the Councils Director of Human Resources.…

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