A total of six students scored 01 in the 2023 National Common Entrance Examinations conducted by the National Examinations Council, The Punch reports.
The Punch said that the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew Adejo, made this known while giving a breakdown of scores, in Abuja, on Wednesday.
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Adejo 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.”