60% pass as NABTEB releases 2025 exam results

The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has released the 2025 Nov/Dec National Business Certificate/National Technical Certificate (NBC/NTC) and Advanced National Business Certificate/Advanced National Technical Certificate (ANBC/ANTC) examination results.

The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of NABTEB, Dr Aminu Mohammed, announced this at the board’s headquarters in Benin, the capital of Edo State, on Monday, February 9, 2026.

Mohammed said 60 per cent of the candidates who sat for the exam recorded five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics.

“The timely release of these results, achieved within 64 days after the last paper, reflects our commitment to integrity, transparency and efficiency in the conduct of public examinations,” Mohammed said.

The NABTEB registrar disclosed that 61,591 candidates registered for the examination nationwide, comprising 57,444 ordinary level and 4,147 advanced level candidates

This, he said, marked a 28.42 per cent increase in enrolment compared to 2024.

Mohammed noted that the examinations were conducted in 2,079 centres across Nigeria, representing a 13.92 per cent increase in the number of centres and demonstrating growing confidence in NABTEB examinations.

He said the performance varied across trade categories, with Construction Trades recording 79.32 per cent, Engineering Trades 76.84 per cent, Miscellaneous Trades 77 per cent, while Business Trades recorded 52.07 per cent.

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“Overall, 57.32 per cent of candidates were certified as craftsmen, while 56.52 per cent qualified as master craftsmen,” Mohammed said.

The NABTEB boss added that 54,009 candidates, representing 94.74 per cent, obtained five credits and above with or without English Language and Mathematics.

Mohammed disclosed that 259 candidates, representing 0.42 per cent, were involved in examination malpractices, a slight decrease from the 0.53 per cent recorded in 2024.

“This reduction shows that our strengthened monitoring mechanisms and collaboration with security agencies are yielding results,” he said.

Mohammed reaffirmed NABTEB’s commitment to supporting Nigeria’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training reforms through digital innovation and stakeholder collaboration.

Mohammed, who urged the candidates to check their results on the NABTEB portal, also disclosed that registration had commenced for the 2026 in-school NBC/NTC examinations.

The Star