58,569 Obtain Five Credits In Maths, English In 2022 Examinations- NABTEB

The National Business and Technical Examinations Board, (NABTEB) has on Tuesday disclosed that 58, 659 of the 84,147 candidates who sat for the 2022 in-school May/June National Business Certificate/National Technical Certificate (NBC/NTC), examinations scored five credits and above, including Mathematics and English Language.

Disclosing this in Benin during the release of the 2022 NABTEB NBC/NTC results,  the Registrar, Prof Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe, said the 58,69 representing 69.60 per cent, obtained five credits and above, including Mathematics and English Language.

She said 75.221 candidates also obtained five credits and above with or without English Language and Mathematics, representing 89. 39.39 per cent of the candidates who sat for the same examinations.

While noting that this year’s performance is slightly lower that the 2021 performance, she explained that 300 candidates were found to be involved in examination malpractice.

Represented by the Director Examinations Administration, Obinna Opara, said 84,147 candidates registered for the examinations but 83,504 sat for it in 1,696 centres across Nigeria and Vote d’voire.

She said emphasis must be placed on the acquisition of employable skills that are relevant to the 21st century need of the industry, as traditional learning falls short of equipping students with the knowledge needed to thrive in today’s innovation driven economy.

Prof Isiugo-Abanih called for the revamping of all Federal and Technical Colleges in terms of provision of materials and human resources.