EDUCATIONAl NEWS BY:Akintaro oluwafemi akinz. NABTEB releases May/June 2016 results, reveals pass rate
– The National Business and Technical Examinations
Board, ( NABTEB) has followed the steps of WAEC
by releasing the 2016 election
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NABTEB said over half of the candidates passed in
both Mathematics and English Language in the
examination which had 68,437 candidates
The National Business and Technical Examinations
Board, ( NABTEB) on Thursday, August 18, 2016,
in Benin, Edo state announced the release of the May/
June 2016 NBC/NTC examinations.
Nigerian students in an examination hall
The registrar/chief executive of NABTEB, who
announced the release of the results while addressing
journalists, said out of the 69,472 candidates that
enrolled for nationwide, 38,280 candidates have five
credits and above with English Language and
Mathematics, representing 55.93 percent, while
54,485 have five credits and above with or without
English Language and Mathematics representing
79.61percent of those examined.
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According to the registrar, a total of 68,437
candidates sat for the examinations which had 15
engineering trades, seven construction trades, nine
miscellaneous trades totaling 35, while 16 general
education subjects were also registered for by the
candidates.
She noted that NABTEB as a registered examination
body, has witnessed a significant improvement this
year compared to the previous years.
“Comparatively, a total of 21,304 representing
30.38% were certified as craftsmen in 2016, while in
2015, 19,000 representing 24.73% were certified as
craftsmen,” she said.