JUST IN: 13 candidates score 01 as NECO releases 2024 examination results for Unity schools

No fewer than 13 candidates scored 01 as the National Examination Council released the 2024 common entrance examination results for Unity schools.

The Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu made this known during a press briefing on Tuesday about the outcome of the examinations.

Recall that a total of 71,291 candidates participated in the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination, NCEE conducted in 599 centres on Saturday, June 1, 2024.

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NECO had released data showing that Lagos State came tops with the highest number of candidates, with 17,751 while FCT came second with 10,209 candidates and Anambra State trailed in third position with 4,972 candidates, respectively.

According to Sununu, a total of 4,360 candidates were absent while 66,931 were present.

The minister noted that one candidate scored the highest score of 203 out of the obtainable score of 210.

“Out of the maximum obtainable score of 210, one candidate obtained the highest score of 203, while 13 candidates obtained the lowest score of one.

“This year, an unprecedented number of 52 candidates (two candidates from Lagos State and 50 candidates from Rivers State) were involved in examination malpractice.

“For the examination conducted for the Federal Government Academy (FGA), 2,649 candidates registered for the examination, 2,336 candidates sat for the examination, while 313 candidates were absent.

“The highest score for this examination is 180 while the lowest is five,” he said.

The minister said that the admission criteria for selection of qualified candidates into Federal Unity Colleges remained the same.

According to him, admission requirements are 60 per cent merit, 30 per cent equality of state and 10 per cent exigency.

He therefore charged the Senior Secondary Education Department in the ministry to ensure that all admission processes were concluded timely, and it should be done in line with the above criteria.

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“As you are all aware, it is a common knowledge that our Federal Unity Colleges have become the first port of call for most parents in the country.

“I want to assure all Nigerian parents that government will continue to do her best to improve on infrastructural development, feeding and teacher quality for effective teaching and learning in our colleges,” he added.

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