Yusuf Bello| The Federal Government through the National Examinations Council (NECO) on Monday released results of the 2020/2021 National Common Entrance Examination but ordered an investigation on why so many candidates absented.
The national cut off marks was pegged at 142.
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who announed the results presented by the registra of NECO, said a total of 70,580 candidates sat for the examination nationwide, out of which 24,416 candidates passed with a minimum score of 66.
According to Adamu, three students with the highest scores are, Umeonyiagu Chinua Crucifixio (Anambra State) who scored 199 out of 200 marks followed by Onwuamanam Udochukwu (Enugu State) with a score of 198 and Salaam Mariam Aderemilekun (Lagos State) who scored 197 marks.
The minister also ordered a thorough investigation on why 16,713 candidates who registered for the examination absented.
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