The National Examinations Council has released the results for the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination External, which was conducted from November 14 to December 14, 2024.

During a press conference held on Friday at the NECO headquarters in Minna, the council’s Registrar and Chief Executive, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, revealed that 86,067 candidates had registered for the examination, with 84,799 participating.

Wushishi reported that 57,114 candidates—representing 67.35%—obtained five credits or more, including English Language and Mathematics.

He said, “The total number of candidates that registered for the examination is 86,067, with 44,988 (52.27%) male and 41,079 (47.72%) female.

“The total number of candidates that sat is 84,799, with 44,277 (52.21%) male and 40,522 (47.78%) female.

“The number of candidates that sat for English Language is 83,220 out of which 62,929 representing 75.62% got Credit and
above.

“The number of candidates that sat for Mathematics is 83,024, out of which 77,988 representing 93.93% got Credit and above.

“The number of Candidates who got five (5) Credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics, is 57,114 representing 67.35%.

“Also 70,711 candidates, representing 83.39%, got five (5) Credits and above irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.”

Addressing the issue of examination malpractice, Wushishi noted a reduction in the number of malpractice cases compared to the previous year.

He revealed that 6,160 candidates were involved in various forms of malpractice, a 27.7% decrease from 2023’s 8,518 cases.

The NECO boss also mentioned that several exam supervisors and centres had been recommended for blacklisting.

“The number of candidates booked for various forms of malpractice is 6,160, as against 8,518 in 2023, which is lower by 27.7%. Seven supervisors, including two each from Oyo and Ogun States and one each from Lagos, Cross River, and Ebonyi States, have been recommended for blacklisting for poor supervision, lateness, and aiding malpractice during the exam.

“Fourteen centres—10 in Ogun and 4 in Oyo States—have been blacklisted for involvement in widespread malpractice in nine subjects,” he added.

He said candidates can now access their 2024 SSCE External results by visiting the official NECO website at www.neco.gov.ng and using their examination registration number.

Wushishi also extended his gratitude to the Minister of Education, Maruf Tunji Alausa, and the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Said Ahmad, among others, for their unwavering support and guidance throughout the examination process.

Former chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Dr Sam Amadi, has called for the abolition of results collation centres in Nigeria, citing the need for a more transparent and efficient electoral process.

He made the call yesterday while delivering his keynote address during a virtual event organised by the National Association of Seadogs(Pyrates Confraternity), Sahara Deck, on “Election Management and Accountability in Nigeria: Issues and Way Forward.”

According to Amadi, the current system of results collation centres is vulnerable to manipulation and falsification of results.

“The manual process of collating results is prone to errors and tampering,” Amadi said. “By abolishing results collation centres, we can reduce the risk of electoral fraud and ensure that the results reflect the true will of the people.

“The problem with our elections has been with us for a long while, apart from the fact that political parties have been largely ethno-religious. We now have political parties that lack clear ideologies.”

He added that the president should be stripped of the power to appoint the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman.

“You need to take away the power of appointing the INEC chairman from the president. So long as the president continues to appoint the INEC chairman, elections will always be flawed.”

Amadi stated.

 

Also speaking, veteran journalist Jimi Disu, who was the Lead Discussant, said, “It is essential that stakeholders engage in a constructive dialogue about how to improve the electoral process and ensure that the results reflect the people’s true will.

 

“All of you know the famous phrase, “Go to court.” With the experience of what we saw in past elections, I don’t see anything changing in 2027 if reforms are not carried out in our electoral system.”

 

No fewer than 49 Higher National Diploma final-year students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic are on the verge of expulsion following a result verification process that exposed the alleged use of fake National Diploma results.

TheNigerian Metro learnt on Thursday from a result verification update released by the polytechnic that the students had allegedly presented fake ND results while seeking admission into the HND programmes of the institution.

In a two-batch result verification list released by the polytechnic, the affected students cut across Mass Communication, Pharmaceutical Technology, Marketing, Science Laboratory Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Accountancy among others.

Some of the fake results were reportedly obtained from The Polytechnic, Ibadan, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa and Ibarapa Polytechnic, Eruwa, Oyo State.

The institution had on Monday announced the indefinite closure of the polytechnic over a planned protest by the students.

Speaking with our correspondent on Thursday, the institution’s Public Relations Officer, ‘yemi Ajibola, noted that the verification was part of the institution’s process of authenticating documents submitted by admitted students.

Ajibola noted that the delay in the release of results was occasioned by the verification process, and after due diligence, the affected students were found to have submitted fake ND results.

He said, “We have our internal mechanisms for verifying results submitted by every student of the polytechnic. Some of the results had yet to be verified because the schools they came from had yet to confirm their results, while some of the results were found to be fake.

“We had a backlog of results to verify because of some administrative issue which necessitated the delay, and we are working on getting them resolved as soon as possible.”

He added that the students with fake results would not be immediately expelled but would be allowed to come and defend the results before final action was taken.

“They will not be expelled immediately. The institution will write each of the affected students to come and defend the result they presented, and in a circumstance where we detect an error in the verification process, we will rectify it.

“However, anyone who could not substantiate his/her results will be expelled,” Ajibola said.

The TheNigerian reported on Thursday that the Ogun State Government and the students of MAPOLY disagreed over an alleged attack by the students on the state’s Deputy Governor, Mrs Noimot Salako-Oyedele.

While the government claimed that the deputy governor narrowly escaped an attack by the protesting students, the students, on the other hand, alleged that the deputy governor’s security detail fired shots at them during a confrontation.