Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia
No fewer than six students scored only 01 mark in the 2023 National Common Entrance Examinations conducted by the National Examinations Council, NECO.
According to the results, a total of 72,865 students registered for the exam with Lagos State recording the highest number of candidates with 18,644 while Taraba State registered the lowest number of candidates.
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew Adejo, disclosed this while giving a breakdown of scores in Abuja on Wednesday.
He said: “A total of (72,865) pupils registered compared to 71,738 for 2022 with Lagos State having the highest number of 18,644 and Taraba with the lowest of 102.
“With 38,801 female registrants against 34,064 males, we are making progress with bridging the gender parity; Sixty nine thousand, eight hundred and twenty nine (69,829) pupils sat for the examination;
“3,036 pupils were absent; 76 pupils had the highest score of 203; The lowest score was 01 mark and this was scored by six pupils.”
