About 71.48% of candidates that sat for this year’s National Examination Council (NECO) June/July Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE)  got credits and above in English and Mathematics.

The Acting Registrar of the Council, Abubakar Mohammed Gana stated this on Monday while releasing the results in a press statement issued in Minna.

According to him, “a total of 1,032,729 candidates sat for the examination while 742,455 candidates representing 71.48%, made credit in English and Mathematics.

He said that 90.47% of the candidates that sat for the examination have five credits and above irrespective of English and Mathematics adding that 875,464 candidates scored credit in English while 850,331 candidates representing 82.34% scored credit and above in Mathematics.

Gana explained that there was an increase in the number of candidates with five credits and above in 2018 with 71.48% compared with last year with a figure of 70.85%.

He explained that there was general drop in cases of malpractices by candidates in the 2018, adding that 7,960 candidates were involved in cheating which were detected at the marking venue as well as copying of foreign materials.