The National Examinations Council has released the result of the 2018 November/December Senior School Certificate Examination for external candidates. The Acting Registrar, NECO, Mr. Abubakar Gana, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. According to Gana, 59,963 candidates registered for the examination and were examined in about 28 subject areas. He noted that a total of 37,069 candidates representing 62.48 per cent got five credits and above, including English and Mathematics; while 47,031 candidates, representing 79.27 per cent got five credits and above, irrespective of English and Mathematics. While giving further breakdown of the performance of candidates, he said that 57,842 sat for English Language out of which 44,497, representing 76.93 got either distinction or credit. He added that 57,275 sat for Mathematics, out of which 47,151 representing 82.32 per cent got either distinction or credit. “A comparative analysis of candidates, who scored five credits...