A total of 975,991 candidates took part in the National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for 2015.
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This was made known by the Governing Board Chairman of NECO, Dr. Paddy Njoku, during a routine monitoring of the June/July examination in Abuja.
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Dr. Njoku blamed the failures of students in the past examinations on lack of quality teachers as students produce what they have been taught.
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He said government needed to build quarters for teachers for intensive training and also providence as they are a very important segment for Nigeria's sustainability.
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Njoku challenged the governments at all levels to encourage the education sector to ensure quality teachers for effective results.
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The NECO boss also announced that NECO would adopt computer- based test mode in next year's examinations.