The National Examinations Council, NECO has released the result of the 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, forty five days after the examination was held.
While announcing the results in Minna, Niger State, on Thursday, the Registrar of NECO, Prof Dantani Wushishi, said the 2022 exercise was adjudged credible by stakeholders.
Prof. Wushishi noted that 1,209,703 candidates registered for the examination with 636,327 male, representing 52.60 per cent and 573,376 female, representing 47.39 per cent.
He however, said 1,198,412 candidates actually sat for the examination with 630,180 male, representing 52.58 per cent and 568,232 female, representing 47.41 per cent.
“Number of candidates with Special Needs is 1,031, with the breakdown as follows: 98 with albinism, 177 with autism, 574 with hearing impairment, and 107, visually impaired.
“Number of candidates who made Credit and above in English Language is 889,188 representing 74.89% while Number of candidates who made Credit and above in Mathematics is 929,140 representing 78.23% of the Candidates who say for the examination.
