The Federal Government has announced plans to fully deploy privately-owned and public Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres for the conduct of school-based Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) starting next year.
This was disclosed by the Minister of Education, Dr. Marufu Tunji Alausa, during a monitoring exercise of a pilot CBT SSCE conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO) at Sascon International School in Maitama, Abuja.
Dr. Alausa commended NECO for the smooth execution of the pilot phase, describing it as a significant step toward reforming the examination process. He said future school-based SSCEs will no longer be conducted within school premises but at designated CBT centres across the country.
The minister praised NECO’s level of preparedness and expressed confidence in the Council’s ability to successfully implement the full transition to CBT examinations.
Speaking to journalists after inspecting the ongoing NECO exams at Government Secondary School, Maitama, the Registrar of NECO, Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, reiterated the Council’s readiness for the transition. He disclosed that a total of 1,367,210 candidates registered for the 2025 SSCE — the highest in the Council’s history. Of this number, 685,551 are male while over 681,300 are female.
Professor Wushishi was accompanied during the inspection by members of the Senate Committee on Basic and Secondary Education, led by Vice Chairman, Senator Ekong Samson.
Kano State recorded the highest number of registered candidates, with over 137,000, while Kebbi State had the lowest, just above 5,000.
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