The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2020 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) results.
The Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Professor Godswill Obioma, presented the results to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu in Abuja on Monday.
Releasing the results, the examination body also set the national cut off marks at 142.
It said 16,713 candidates were absent due to the #EndSARS protests that rocked the country recently, while a total of 70,580 candidates sat for the examination.
Of that number, 24,416 candidates passed, scoring a minimum of 66.
Obioma, during the presentation, named the three students that scored the highest marks.
They are Umeonyiagu Chinua Crucifixio from Anambra State who scored 199, Onwuamanam Udochukwu from Enugu State with 198 and Salaam Mariam Aderemilekun from Lagos State with 197.