44,000 Make Credit In English, Maths As NABTEB Releases Results

Acting registrar/chief executive officer of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB), Dr. Nnasia Asanga, yesterday said 44,000 candidates out of the 67, 340 (55 per cent) who sat for the NBC/NTC examinations got five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics.

Asanga spoke while releasing the June/July, 2024 In-School NBC/NTC examinations results in Benin, Edo State.

He said 62,235 candidates, representing 92.42 per cent of the candidates who sat for the examinations, obtained five credits and above with or without English Language and Mathematics.

Asanga said 67,751 candidates registered for the examinations in 1,708 centres across all the states of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory, while 67, 340 sat for the examinations.

He said the enrolment figure marked a 25 per cent increase over that of last year when 54,301 candidates enrolled for the examinations.

He said 349 candidates, representing 0.52 percent of the total number of candidates who took the examinations, were involved in examination malpractices.

He said,” The 2024 in-school NBC/NTC examinations were conducted nationwide from 27th June to 31st July, 2024. A total of 67,751 candidates registered for the examinations in 1,708 centres across all the States of the Federation, including FCT, while 67, 340 sat for the exam.

“This enrollment figure marked a 24.77% increase over that of the 2023 in-school certificate examinations where 54,301 candidates enrolled for NBC/NTC examinations.