Views: Visits 7 By Wole Mosadomi & Joseph Erunke The National Examinations Council, NECO, has released the results of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination for external candidates. Announcing the results at the council headquarters in Minna, Niger State, yesterday, the Registrar/Chief Executive, Prof. Godswill Obioma, disclosed that a total of 41,459 candidates registered for the examination, out of which 39,503 actually sat for it. Professor Obioma explained that a total of 26,277 candidates obtained five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics, while 34,014 candidates also obtained five credits and above, irrespective of English Language and Mathematics. Professor Obioma disclosed that 6,465 cases of examination malpractices were recorded in the examination, against the 17,004 cases recorded in 2019, adding that this downward trend was a result of deepened monitoring of the examination by members of the Governing Boa