Announcing the results of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), the National Examinations Council (NECO) revealed the results.
The junior secondary school exit test, which covered 12 subjects and was administered at various locations around the country from May 12 to May 23, attracted 179,201 applicants in total, the Council reports.
The release came after the 2025 BECE Award Committee Meeting, which was conducted at NECO headquarters in Minna, Niger State, according to a statement released on Wednesday by Azeez Sani, NECO’s Acting Director of Information and Public Relations.
Sani stated that after being validated by internal and external education stakeholders, the Council completed all the necessary steps for the findings’ dissemination.
“The BECE Award Committee Meeting’s successful conclusion cleared the path for the results’ release,” Sani said.
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Dr. Folake Olatunji-David, Director of Basic Education at the Federal Ministry of Education, chaired the meeting and expressed satisfaction with the exam’s conduct and results.
“We are happy with the open and honest process that resulted in the results being approved and made public,” she said.
During the meeting, the committee—which was made up of NECO management and a few secondary school principals from all around Nigeria—also looked at performance trends and the logistics of exams.
Set for July 23 and 24 is the retest.
For applicants who failed the English Studies and Mathematics sections of the 2025 BECE, the Award Committee has approved the date and schedule for the retake exam.
In 2025, the retest is planned for July 23 and 24.
Parents, candidates, and schools were asked by NECO to notice the dates and make appropriate preparations.
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