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Olabode Adaramola
National Examinations Council NECO, has released the 2022 Senior Secondary Schools Certificate SSCE, (Internal) results with candidates scoring 84.40percent with 5 credits irrespective of English and Mathematics.
The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Prof.Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi made the declaration of the results at the council’s Headquarters in Minna, Niger State, saying that “1,209,703 actually registered for the examination but 1,198,412 sat for it”.
He noted that a total of 727,864 representing 60.74percent candidates scored five(5) credits including English and Mathematics while recording 1,011,457 representing 84.40petcent who scored five(5) credits irrespective of English and Mathematics.
Prof. Wushishi, however revealed a drop in 2022 exam malpractices compared to 2021 from 1.63percent to 0.13 this year, reiterating the council’s zero tolerance for malpractice.
He thereby added that four schools were recommended for de- recognition for two years due to their involvement in mass cheating while 29 supervisors were blacklisted for various offences.
