•2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) candidates
The federal government has released the results for the 2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for admission into Junior Secondary School (JSS 1) into Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) conducted by the National Examinations Council.
The government also released the results of the separate entrance examination into the Federal Government Academy (FGA), Suleja, reports The Nation.
The examination, which was conducted on June 14, recorded 64,578 registered candidates, with 61,290 sitting and 3,288 absent.
Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, announced the release of the results today at a news conference in Abuja in the company of the Registrar of NECO, Prof Ibrahim Wushishi.
Prof. Wushishi officially presented the results to the minister at the event.
Ahmad said it was a moment of fulfilment and progress for basic education in Nigeria.
The minister said, “Out of the maximum obtainable score of 210, 13 candidates obtained the highest score of 202, while 27 candidates obtained the lowest score of 1.
“This year, an unprecedented number of 52 candidates (two candidates from Lagos and 50 candidates from Rivers) were involved in examination malpractice.”
Speaking on the FGA Suleja examination, Ahmad said that 3,421 candidates registered, 3,141 sat, and 280 were absent, with the highest score being 194 and the lowest, one.
She said that admission criteria remained 60 per cent merit, 30 per cent equality of states, and 10 per cent exigency.
The minister asked the Senior Secondary Education Department to ensure that all admissions are concluded promptly and in line with the guidelines.
Ahmad said, “It is common knowledge that our Federal Unity Colleges have become the first port of call for most parents in the country.
“I want to assure all Nigerian parents that the government will continue to do her best to improve infrastructural development, feeding and teacher quality for effective teaching and learning in our Colleges.”
