Just 24 candidates passed NECO in Zamfara state

Only 24 candidates from Zamfara state reportedly passed the 2017 November/December Senior School Certificate Examination of the National Examinations Council (NECO).

186 candidates took the exam in the state. Charles Uwakwe, NECO registrar, disclosed this on Tuesday at the council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger state.

“For candidates’ general performance by states, Ogun state has the best result as 4,766 students out of the 5,213 that sat for the exam obtained five credits and above in all subjects, representing 91.42%

Zamfara State records the worst result; only 24 out of the 186 candidates obtained five credits and above, representing 12.90%," he said.