GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal. NECO revealed that 818,492 candidates, representing 60.26%, out of 1,358,339 who sat for the June/July exams passed with five credits including English and Mathematics. The announcement was made on Wednesday in Minna by…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal, revealing that 818,492 candidates, representing 60.26%, out of 1,358,339 who sat for the June/July exams passed with five credits including English and Mathematics. The announcement was made on Wednesday in Minna by NECO’s Registrar and Chief Executive,…
The Federal Government has directed that secondary schools, public and private, must ensure their teachers have the proper certification, otherwise, they will no longer be allowed to serve as examination centres. The new directive, was contained in a memo issued on Thursday by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, to the Registrar/Chief Executive of…
The National Examinations Council has announced a reduction in the number of objective questions for the English Language Paper III in the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination Internal. It will take effect from the 2026 SSCE Internal exams, the total number of questions will be reduced from 100 to 80. In an official notification made available…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced that beginning with the November/December 2025, Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) External, all examinations will be conducted using a fully computer-based system, effectively phasing out the traditional paper-pencil method. Recall that in July, the Federal Government revealed plans to deploy privately-owned Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres, alongside facilities owned…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the temporary shutdown of all its examination portals due to scheduled maintenance. The notice, published on the Council’s official website, affects candidates and institutions accessing examination-related services. The announcement posted on the NECO website reads: “All our examination portals will be temporarily unavailable due to scheduled maintenance. We…
The Federal Government has revealed that privately-owned Computer-Based Test centres and others belonging to public institutions would be fully deployed in the conduct of the school-based Senior School Certificate Examination by next year. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made this known after monitoring a pilot CBT SSCE conducted by the National Examinations Council at…
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Education, has denied planning to cancel the 2025 WAEC and NECO examinations. This was contained in a statement by the Director of Press in the Ministry, Mrs. Folasade Boriowo, on Sunday in Abuja. She said it was necessary that the Ministry categorically distance itself from the fake news…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) on Wednesday announced the release of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results. According to a statement by Azeez Sani, Acting Director of Public Affairs, 179,201 candidates registered for the examination, which covered 12 subjects and was held from May 12 to May 23, 2025. The release follows the…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) will hold the 2025 edition of the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) across Nigeria on Saturday, June 14, 2025. The examination is for admission into Junior Secondary School (JSS1) in the Federal Government Unity Colleges. “The 2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) conducted by NECO for admission into Federal Government…