The Kano State Government has dismissed reports circulating on some online platforms suggesting that the state did not emerge as the best-performing state in the 2025 National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).
In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, the government described the publications as “misleading, malicious, and a calculated attempt to distort facts” confirmed by NECO.
According to the Commissioner, NECO’s Registrar and Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, during the official release of the results, clearly announced that Kano State recorded the highest number of candidates who achieved five credits, including Mathematics and English Language—the universally accepted benchmark for measuring overall performance in national examinations.
The government criticized attempts by detractors to present alternative interpretations of the results, stressing that the Registrar’s declaration remains the most authoritative and reliable ranking of performance. “The claim that another state topped the performance table is a gross misrepresentation of facts and a deliberate attempt to mislead the public,” the statement added.
The Commissioner attributed the state’s success to the administration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, noting that significant investments in infrastructure, teacher motivation, and student welfare directly contributed to the outstanding performance of Kano students in the 2025 NECO SSCE.
Kano State remains the most successful state in the 2025 NECO SSCE, and this milestone has already been etched in history. No propaganda or politically motivated narrative can alter this truth, the statement emphasized.
The government also extended congratulations to Governor Yusuf and the people of Kano State, describing the feat as a landmark achievement in the state’s educational history.
