The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2021 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) internal results.
NECO Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Dantali Wushishi, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Minna.
He said that out of 1,233,631 candidates who registered; 1,226,631 actually sat for the examination.
He said 878,925 candidates made five credits and above including Mathematics and English language.
Prof Wushishi explained that the figure represents 71.61 percent of the candidates.
He said 23,003 candidates were involved in examination malpractices indicating a decrease of more than 13,000 compared to last year.
Prof Wushishi added that five schools, one each in Bauchi, Kaduna, Bayelsa and two in Katsina state have been de-recognised due to examination malpractices.