Excitement as Kano Leads Performance in 2025 NECO Exams Nationwide
- Kano has ranked top in the 2025 NECO exams, with success credited to sweeping reforms in education in the state
- The state governor noted that landmark progress in student performance is linked to consistent funding, infrastructure, and policy investment statewide
- Praise for the achievement was shared by current and former leaders, with future commitments emphasised
Kano state has recorded the strongest results in the 2025 National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), outshining other states in the nationwide assessment.
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According to NECO Registrar, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, out of 1,358,339 students who wrote the June/July exams, 818,492 (60.26%) got five credits or more, including Mathematics and English. Also, 1,144,496 (84.26%) scored five credits and above in total, whether or not English and Mathematics were included.
Kano came first with 68,159 students (5.02% of the total) passing with at least five credits, including English and Mathematics. Lagos followed with 67,007 (4.93%), while Oyo placed third with 48,742 students.
The state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, in a statement via X on Wednesday, July 18, excited by the news, thanked everyone who contributed to the progress and promised to do more.
"This landmark achievement is a direct result of the sweeping reforms and sustained investment by our administration in the education sector," he wrote.
"This unprecedented success reflects our education-driven leadership, which has consistently placed funding, infrastructure, and access to learning at the top of our government’s priorities," he wrote.
Kwankwaso hails Kano students’ outstanding performance
Immediate past governor of Kano state, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, also congratulated students from the state for emerging as the best performers in the 2025 SSCE conducted by NECO.
In a post via X, Kwankwaso also praised the administration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf for sustaining investments in the education sector, which he said made the achievement possible.
He noted that the development marks a clear departure from the past, when Kano’s results were sometimes withheld due to non-payment of examination fees. According to him, the current success is proof of the state government’s commitment to improving education over the last two years.
“This feat is a glaring result of the continuous investment in the educational sector over the past two years by the state government. It is therefore an important focus that should be maintained,” Kwankwaso wrote.
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The former governor also urged the government and stakeholders in the education sector to build on the achievement and strive for even greater progress in the years ahead.
Kano moves to curb rising immigration pressure
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Kano state plans to introduce a new law to control migration into the state. According to officials, the step is meant to address growing security, economic, and social problems in local communities.
The plan, confirmed by Commissioner for Religious Affairs Sheikh Ahmad Tijjani Auwal, would create clear rules to guide how people move into the state.
Source: Legit.ng
