The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2017 senior school certificate examination (SSCE) it conducted throughout the country & some overseas countries between June & July.

The results showed that 745,053 candidates that sat for the examination recorded credit & above passes in English & Mathematics, while 947,850 candidates passed with credits & above in five subjects irrespective of English & Mathematics.

According to the Registrar & Chief Executive Officer of NECO, Professor Charles Uwakwe, who announced the results, over 1,055,988 candidates registered for the examination, while 1,051472 actually sat for the test which covered a total of 76 subjects.

The registrar disclosed that 50,586 candidates were involved in examination malpractices, adding that 276 schools were involved in “mass cheating” in thirty-four states.

As a result, Uwakwe said 6 schools had been “derecognized” for their institution being involved in examination malpractices in addition to 23 supervisors “who aided malpractices in one way or the other were blacklisted”.

Candidates can proceed the official website http://www.mynecoexams.com/results/default.aspx online to check their results