NECO releases 2022 SSCE results
By Emma Ogbuehi
The National Examinations Council, (NECO) has released this year’s Senior School Certificate Examinations, (Internal) results.
According to Vanguard, the total number of candidates who actually sat for the examination is. 1,198,412 out of 1,209,703 that registered for the examinations.
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The number of candidates who made Credit and above in the English language is 889,188 representing 74.89% while the number of candidates who made Credit and above in Mathematics is 929,140 representing 78.23%.
The result also shows that the number of candidates who made five credits and above including English and Mathematics is 727,864 representing 60.74%.
Earlier reports on NECO indicated that some states owe the examination body more than N2 billion in examination fees. The Registrar Ibrahim Wushishi who made the disclosure pleaded with the defaulting states to pay up to enable it carry out its programmes which span West Africa and beyond.
Wushishi spoke in Lagos when he monitored the ongoing General Certificate of Education (GCE) examination for final year senior secondary school students.
He said some of the debts began accruing in 2012, with five states owing the most. He did not publicly name the debtor states but urged them to pay up.
“We need the money because the Federal Government only pays workers’ salaries and all other expenses are borne by the council. We need the support of all, including state governments, for us to discharge our duties and mandate,” Wushishi pleaded.
“We are not just present in Nigeria, we also conduct examinations in places like Togo, Niger, Benin and Equatorial Guinea.
“Our examinations are conducted in line with international best practices. We are happy about the conduct of the ongoing examination. We have been to Kogi, Ekiti, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Ogun and other places and things have been going on well.”