The National Examination Council (NECO) has formally released the results of the 2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for admission into Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) and Federal Government Academy (FGA).
The examination was conducted across designated centres in Nigeria, the Benin Republic, and Togo on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
Addressing journalists at the Federal Ministry of Education headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, after receiving the results from the Registrar of NECO, Professor Dantani Wushishi, the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Said Ahmad, said that, according to the results, while 64,578 candidates registered for the 2025 NCEE, 61,290 candidates sat for the examination, while 3,288 were absent.
However, she lamented that this year, an unprecedented number of 52 candidates (two candidates from Lagos State and 50 candidates from Rivers State) were involved in examination malpractice.
She said, “The National Common Entrance Examination is for admission into Junior Secondary School One (JSS 1) of Federal Unity Colleges. It is a highly competitive examination administered annually to Nigerian children, both at home and abroad, who desire to gain admission into eighty (80) Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) spread across all parts of the country.
“These FUCs continue to strengthen our unity as a country with the motto Pro Unitate. This year’s edition of the examination was written on Saturday, 14th June, 2025, in Nigeria, as well as Benin Republic and Togo. I am pleased to present the major highlights.
“Major highlights of the NCEE results are as follows: 64,578 candidates registered for the 2025 NCEE; 61,290 candidates sat for the examination; 3,288 were absent.
“Out of the maximum obtainable score of 210, thirteen 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 State and 50 candidates from Rivers State) were involved in examination malpractice.”
She added, “The highlights of the FGA examination are: 3,421 candidates registered for the examination, 3,141 candidates sat for the examination, 280 candidates were absent. The highest score is 194, while the lowest is 1.
“The admission criteria for selection of qualified candidates into Federal Unity Colleges remain the same, these are: 60 per cent Merit, 30 per cent Equality of State and 10 per cent Exigency.
“Now that the results have been released, the Senior Secondary Education Department should ensure that all admission processes are concluded in a timely manner and in line with the above criteria.
“As you are all aware, 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 its best to improve on infrastructural development, feeding and teacher quality for effective teaching and learning in our colleges.”
