The Federal Government has released the results of the 2023 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) to 110 federal government colleges, also known as Unity Schools, across the country.
A total of six candidates scored 01 in the examination while a total of 76 pupils had the highest score of 203.
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Andrew David Adejo, on Wednesday, announced the release of the results of the examination conducted by the National Examination Council (NECO) on 3rd June, 2023.
Adejo released the results to the public shortly after the NECO Registrar, Professor Dantani Wushishi officially presented the report to him at a news conference in Abuja.
The Permanent Secretary, while giving a breakdown of scores in Abuja, said, “A total of seventy two thousand, eight hundred and sixty five (72,865) pupils registered compared to 71,738 for 2022 with Lagos State having the highest number of 18,644 and Taraba with the lowest of 102. With 38,801 female registrants against 34,064 males, we are making progress with bridging the gender parity; Sixty nine thousand, eight hundred and twenty nine (69,829) pupils sat for the examination.
“Three thousand and thirty six (3,036) pupils were absent; Seventy six (76) pupils had the highest score of 203; The lowest score was 01 mark and this was scored by six (6) pupils,” he stated.
Adejo noted that the National Common Entrance Examination is for admission into Junior Secondary School (JSS 1) of Federal Unity Colleges.
Speaking on the admission criteria for selection of qualified candidates into Federal Unity Colleges, Adejo said this remains the same as “60% Merit; 30% Equality of State and 10% Exigency”
He assured parents and candidates the Federal Ministry of Education would ensure that all admission processes are concluded timely and in line with the above criteria.
He commended the Governor of Zamfara state for the appreciable increase in registrants from 1,000 plus to 2.091 and his current efforts to off-set the debts owed NECO, while urging Adamawa, Bayelsa and Kebbi to register more pupils for the NCEE.
Adejo said: “The NCEE is a highly competitive examination which is administered every year to Nigerian children both at home and abroad who desire to gain admission into any of our one hundred and ten (110) Unity Schools spread across all parts of the country. These Unity Schools continue to strengthen our unity in line with their motto “pro Unitate”.
“This year’s edition of the examination was written on Saturday 3rd June, 2023 in Nigeria, as well as Benin Republic and Togo and I am pleased to present the following major highlights:
“I would like to thank everybody that have contributed to making this day possible, starting from the management and staff of the National Examinations Council (NECO), the examination monitors, markers and of course the Press men who were with us during one of the monitoring and are with us today. The conduct of the exam was hitch – free which indicates that NECO is improving in its delivery of its examinations.
“As you are all aware, our Federal Unity Colleges have become the first port of call for most parents in the country. Although we are currently facing challenges of infrastructural development, feeding and teacher quality, I want to assure you that the Federal government is doing its best to ensure better conditions for effective teaching and learning in our schools,” he said.
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