By AMINU GARKO

The Kano State Bureau of Statistics says Gov. Abba Yusuf’s recent statement on the 2025 NECO SSCE results is supported by official NECO statistics.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Statistician-General of the Kano State Bureau of Statistics, Aliyu Isa-Aliyu, in Kano on Saturday.

Isa-Aliyu said that the bureau provided the clarification on the 2025 NECO SSCE results, following a publication by an online Newspaper that questioned Yusuf’s claim that the state produced the highest number of students with five Credits and above in the examination.

The bureau dismissed the online publication as a distortion of facts, emphasizing that Kano State emerged as the undisputed leader in the 2025 NECO SSCE across almost all key indicators.

According to the bureau’s analysis of NECO’s official figures, Kano ranked first in five out of six major indicators.

The state had the highest candidate participation with 137,338 registered, 136,762 sat, and 103,579 attaining five credits and above, irrespective of Mathematics and English.

Kano also emerged as the leader in female education, with 39,851 girls obtaining five credits including Mathematics and English, the highest in the country.

In male performance, Kano recorded 43,808 candidates attaining five credits irrespective of Mathematics and English, surpassing Lagos and Oyo.

According to NECO’s statistics, the percentage pass rate was calculated based on all candidates, including those from countries like Saudi Arabia and Niger Republic.

Notably, eight candidates from Saudi Arabia all passed, achieving a 100 per cent performance.

The bureau confirmed that the Governor’s statement was accurate and it aligned with NECO’s official statistics.

It added that the data used for this analysis was sourced from the National Examination Council (NECO), provided by its Registrar, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi. (NAN)