The National Examinations Council (NECO) has officially released the results of the 2024 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) for internal candidates.
This announcement was made on Thursday, September 19, by NECO Registrar and Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Wushishi.
According to Professor Wushishi, 828,284 candidates, representing 60.55 percent, obtained five credits, including English Language and Mathematics.
A total of 1,376,423 candidates, comprising 709,950 males and 669,473 females, registered for the examination, while 1,367,736 candidates (702,112 males and 665,624 females) sat for it.
The registrar further disclosed that 1,147,597 candidates, representing 83.90 percent, achieved five credits and above, irrespective of English Language and Mathematics. The number of candidates with special needs was 2,267.
He said the council recorded 30.1 percent decline in the number of candidates involved in various forms of examination malpractice this year with 8,437 as against 12,030 in 2023.
How to check NECO 2024 results
Below are the easy steps to check your NECO 2024 results online:
1. Visit 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/.
3. Enter your examination details: Provide your exam year (2024), exam type (June/July or Nov/Dec), and your unique examination number.
4. Input your token: You can buy it directly from the NECO website. Input the token in the appropriate field.
5. Check new NECO results 2024: After entering all the necessary details, click the ‘Check Results’ button. Your results will be displayed on the screen within a few seconds.
Special notes:
You can buy token from
a) Official NECO website, which remains the most secure and reliable source for purchasing tokens.
b) Authorised retailers: Ensure the third-party retailer is officially approved by NECO to avoid being scammed.
c) Result-checker token will only allow you to check a candidate’s result once. Five attempts at most. You cannot use another token to check the same result again.
Any further checks of the same result will require you to use the NECO E-Verify Result Verification Portal to verify or confirm such results.So do not exhaust your token’s access.
