THE National Examinations Council, NECO, has released the 2024 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination internal results.
This was disclosed on Thursday, September 19, by the NECO’s Registrar/Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Wushishi. He said 1,376,423 registered for the examination, out of which 1,367,736 eventually sat for it.
Professor Wushishi, who officially released the results at the Council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger state, said 828,284 candidates, representing 60.55 per cent, made five credits, including Mathematics and English Language.
The Registrar said: “1,376,423 candidates registered for the examination and only 1,367,736 sat for it.
“Similarly, of the total candidates that sat for the examination, 702,112 were males and 665,624 females while the number of candidates who made five credits and above, irrespective of English Language and Mathematics, is 1,147,597, representing 83.90 per cent.”
Professor Wushishi also disclosed that the number of candidates with special needs is 2,267, adding that 1,104 had hearing impairment, 348 with visual impairment, 342 with albinism, 237 with autism, and 236 with low vision. The Registrar said the number of candidates involved in various forms of malpractice in 2024 stood at 8,437 as against 12,030 in 2023, saying this shows a reduction of 30.1 per cent in comparison.
How to check NECO 2024 results
Below are the easy steps to check your NECO 2024 results online:
1. Visit the NECO portal at https://www.neco.gov.ng. This is the only official platform for accessing your results.
2. Select ‘NECO Results’: On the homepage, pick the ‘NECO Results’ option. Clicking this will take you to the result-checking section.
Click “Check “Results”.
Alternatively, just go straight to the result portal at https://results.neco.gov.ng/.
