No fewer than 1,367,210 candidates are sitting for the 2025 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination across the country, using dual mode of Computer Based Testing (CBT) and Paper, Pencil Testing (PPT).
NECO Registrar, Prof. Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi who reeled out the figures, observed that out of the 1,367,210 candidates, 685,551 are male while over 681,300 are female.
Speaking while monitoring the conduct of the examination at a pilot CBT centre, in Abuja on Tuesday, the registrar observed that Kano State is listed among the highest number of registered candidates with more than 137,000 enrolment, while Kebbi had the least, just above 5,000.
The examination marks the first time NECO is exploring the use of CBT to conduct the O-level examination in selected centres in Nigeria.
It would be recalled that the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa had recently mandated NECO and WAEC to begin the conduct of their examinations, using Computer Based Testing(CBT) mode by 2026.