Still on 2023 NCEE results

Reviewed by Adeze Ojukwu

Federal Government, Monday, released the results of the 2022 National Common Entrance Examination for admission into unity colleges across the country.

Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, released the result after formally receiving it from NECO Registrar of National Examinations Council, NECO, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi in his office, in Abuja.

He announced that Miss Ajidagba Mariam Akanke, an indigene of Sokoto state, scored the highest with 201. “Her centre is Oshodi Junior Secondary School, Tolu Complex, Apapa, Lagos State.”

The National Common Entrance Examination,NCEE, is for admission into the first year of Junior Secondary School,JSS 1,of federal unity colleges, administered to final year pupils of primary schools.

The Minister of Education said the state that registered the highest number of candidates is Lagos State with 19,518, out of which 18,787 sat and 731 were absent, while FCT was second with 8,623 candidates that registered, out of which 8,317 sat while 306 were absent.

Anambra State came third with 5,335 candidates that registered, out of which 5,070 sat and 265 were absent.

Zamfara State was fourth with 4,500 candidates registered, out of which 3,745 sat and 755 were absent.
The state that registered the least number of candidates is kebbi with 74 candidates.
He said the lowest score was one mark and it was scored by 15 candidates from various states.
According to the minister, the criteria for selection of qualified candidates into Federal Unity Colleges are 60% merit, 30% equality of state and 10% exigency.

Congratulations to Miss Ajidagba Mariam.

Find below the official Unity School cut-off mark for each state.

Abia – 130
Adamawa – 62
Akwa-Ibom – 123
Anambra – 139
Bauchi – 35
Bayelsa – 72
Benue – 111
Borno – 45
Cross River – 97
Delta – 131
Ebonyi – 112
Edo – 127
Ekiti – 119
Enugu – 134
Gombe – 58
Imo – 138
Jigawa – 44
Kaduna – 91
Kano – 67
Katsina – 60
Kebbi – 9 (male) 20 (female)
Kogi – 119
Kwara – 123
Lagos – 133
Nasarawa – 58
Niger – 93
Ogun – 131
Ondo – 126
Osun – 127
Oyo – 127
Plateau – 97
Rivers – 118
Sokoto – 9 (male) 13 (female)
Taraba – 3 (male) 11 (female)
Yobe – 2 (male) 27 (female)
Zamfara – 4 (male) 2 (female)
FCT Abuja – 90

From the above, one can really see that Nigeria is working indeed.�

Some of the candidates, who scored 130 and above, may not be admitted.

Meanwhile, some candidates with less than 10 would be admitted on merit.
The Federal Character policy is really working well, isn't it?

Congratulations once more to Miss Ajidagba once again.

Congratulations also to Anambra, Imo, Enugu,Lagos, Ogun, Abia and Delta for topping the chart.

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