NECO Releases 2023 Results, Says Malpractices Reduced By 25.4%

The National Examination Council (NECO), on Monday, released the results of the Senior School Certificate Examinations conducted between  November 20 and December 20, 2023.

The exam body, which announced the release of the results in Niger State, revealed that a total of 74,950 candidates took the exam out of which 50,066, representing 67.35 per cent, got five credits, including in Mathematics and English Language.

It also disclosed that 8,518 candidates were booked for malpractices, noting, however, that the figure was lesser than the 11,419 recorded in 2022.

Giving the summary of the results, NECO Registrar, Dantani Wushishi, said, “73,124 candidates sat for the English language out of which 55, 272 representing 75.59 per cent got credit and above while out of 73,119 candidates that sat for Mathematics 67.814, representing 92. 75 per cent, secured credit and above.

“Also, 62,530, representing 84.11 per cent, got five credits irrespective of Mathematics and English Language.

“The number of candidates that got booked for various forms of malpractice is 8,518 as against 11,419 in 2022. This shows a decline in malpractice cases by 25.4 per cent.

“Two supervisors, one from Oyo and another from Lagos State were blacklisted for poor supervision, inability to control the candidates, and for aiding and abetting.

“One centre in Borno State was blacklisted for aiding and abetting by sharing WhatsApp messages with candidates.”