*Fixes Re-sit Dates
By our reporter
In what will thrill or palpitate the hearts of many students, parents and guardians, the National Examinations Council (NECO) today, July 9, released the results of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
A statement by NECO’s Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, which announced the release, was, however, silent on the complexion of performance during the examinations even as it gave July 23 and 24, 2025, as re-sit dates for Mathematics and English Studies respectively.
Sani stated that a total of 179,201 candidates registered for the examination in 12 subjects.
According to him, the examination commenced on May 12, 2025, and was successfully concluded on May 23, 2025.
The results, he added, were released at the 2025 BECE Award Committee Meeting held at NECO Headquarters, Minna, Niger State.
He explained that during the meeting, the chairperson of the Award Committee, Dr Folake Olatunji David, who is also the Director, Basic Education, Federal Ministry of Education, expressed satisfaction with the processes leading to the successful release of the results.
The NECO spokesman stated that the Award Committee meeting was attended by some Secondary School principals from across the country as well as NECO Management.
The Award Committee, he pointed out, also okayed the date and timetable for the 2025 BECE re-sit examination.
“The re-sit examination is scheduled to hold on 23rd and 24th July, 2025 for Mathematics and English Studies,” Sani stated.
