The Digest:
Kano State has emerged as Nigeria’s top-performing state in the 2025 NECO Senior School Certificate Examinations, surpassing Lagos and Oyo with 68,159 students achieving five credits, including Mathematics and English. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf attributed the success to sustained education reforms and budget prioritization.
Key Points
- Kano recorded 68,159 candidates with five credits (including Math and English), leading nationally.
- Lagos followed with 67,007 candidates, and Oyo ranked third with 48,742.
- Governor Yusuf linked the achievement to increased education budgets (31% in 2025), teacher training, and girl-child initiatives.
- Reforms included school rehabilitation, free uniforms, scholarships, and reducing out-of-school children.
- NECO Registrar announced that 60.26% of all candidates passed five subjects, including core courses.
- Yusuf was recently named “Education Governor of the Year” for these efforts.
- Public reactions on social media expressed both praise and skepticism about the results.
Sources: IPM News
