NABTEB announces release of results, says 25,915 candidates score five credits

The National Business and Technical Examination Board, NABTEB have announced the release of 2021 November/December examinations, saying that no fewer than 25,915 candidates, representing 76.30 percent, out of 38,793 scored five credits pass including in English Language and Mathematics.

Speaking at a press conference in Benin City, Edo State on Monday, the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of NABTEB, Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe, said 23,660 males and 15,133 females enrolled in 1,696 centers across the 36 states and Abuja.

She said, “The details of the results of the 2021 November/December NBC/NTC and ANTC examination indicate.

She confirmed that 38,793 enrolled for the examinations, while 38,639 candidates sat for the examinations, representing 99.60 percent of the total enrolment.

“The number of credits passes obtained by candidates for purposes of academic and work progression revealed that 76.30 percent of the total number of candidates, which is 25,915 candidates, obtained five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics.

“Also, 88.1 percent (29,923 candidates) scored five credits and above with or without English Language and Mathematics.

“A total of 33,965 candidates sat for the Ordinary Level certificate examinations and 4,674 candidates sat for Advanced Level. Similarly, out of 6,462 candidates that sat for various Trades at all levels, 3,352 candidates, representing 57.87 percent, were certified as craftsmen,” she expressed.

When speaking further, she stated that there is a slight decrease in the performance of Advanced Level examinations.

According to her, “For the Advanced Level examinations, 1,871 candidates, representing 40.02% of the 4,674 candidates that sat for various Trades at Master Craft level were certified as Master Craftsmen. The result statistics represent a slight decrease in performance over those of 2020 November/December certificate examinations.”

She, however, asserted that the board has among other challenges such as public stigmatization against Technical and Vocational Educational Training, inadequate funding of TVET programs and institutions such as NABTEB, and gross imbalance between a number of technical colleges and conventional secondary schools, which leads to low enrolment.