By Muhammadu Sabiu
A total of 1,205,888 applicants have enrolled for the current 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination, or SSCE, which is being administered by the National Examinations Council (NECO).
The Head of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, revealed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja.
In Jos, while observing the administration of the exam in various schools, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, the NECO registrar, was quoted by Mr. Sani as having stated that 601,074 of the candidates were male and 584,814 were female.
Based on information gathered from around the nation, he expressed satisfaction with the SSCE’s overall performance in 2023.
The registrar noted that the 2023 SSCE, which will be finished next week, was the best organised in recent years.