Just In: NECO Releases 2020 SSCE Results
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the release of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination for external candidates.
The Registrar and Chief Executive of the council, Godswill Obioma, made the announcement on Thursday in Minna, Niger state at NECO headquarters.
The Registrar said 41,459 candidates registered for the examination, while 39,503 sat.
Mr Obioma explained further that 26,277 candidates obtained five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics while 34,014 candidates also obtained five credits and above irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.
The registrar said the council is still firm with his intolerance for examination malpractice.
He maintained that appropriate standards and excellence were maintained right from the planning stage to the release of results.
According to him, 6,465 cases of examination malpractice were recorded in the 2020 SSCE External as against 17,004 cases recorded in the previous year.
He said the reduction in the level of malpractice was as a result of deepened monitoring of the examination by members of the governing board, management and senior staff of the council.
