The Head Of Department, Information and Public Relations, of the National Examinations Council, Azeez Sani has revealed that One million, two hundred and five thousand, eight hundred and eighty-eight candidates registered for the on-going 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO).

Sani said the Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Professor Dantani Wushishi disclosed this in Jos while monitoring the conduct of the examination in some Schools.

He said Wushishi expressed satisfaction with the general conduct of the 2023 SSCE based on reports obtained from across the country.

The Registrar said the 2023 SSCE which would be concluded next week is the best organized in recent years.

Prof. Wushishi disclosed that out of the total figure, 601,074 candidates are male while 584,814 are female.

The registrar said that various measures were put in place to check examination malpractice, adding that the measures have started yielding positive results.

Prof. Wushishi had earlier monitored the conduct of the 2023 SSCE in Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina, Kano, Jigawa and Bauchi States.