81.24% pass as NABTEB releases 2026 NBC/NTC results

The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has released results of the 2026 June/July National Business Certificate (NBC) and National Technical Certificate (NTC) examinations, recording an 81.24 per cent pass rate.

The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of NABTEB, Dr Aminu Mohammed, announced the results at a news conference in Benin, the capital of Edo State, on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.

Mohammed said 79,503 candidates, which represented 81.24 per cent of the 97,863 candidates graded, obtained five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics.

This performance, Mohammed said, was an improvement over the 68.18 per cent recorded in the 2025 examination, when 61,104 candidates obtained five credits and above, including English and Mathematics.

“The improvement recorded in the 2026 examination is encouraging and demonstrates the collective efforts of candidates, teachers, schools, parents and the wider education system”, he said.

The NABTEB boss noted that 89,580 candidates, representing 91.53 per cent, obtained five credits and above, with or without English Language and Mathematics, compared with 83.28 per cent recorded in 2025.

Mohammed added that 24,128 candidates, representing 24.65 per cent of those graded, were certified as craftsmen.

“100,069 candidates registered for the 2026 examinations, while 97,867 sat for the examinations, representing a 97.80 per cent attendance rate,” Mohammed said.

He stated that the results were released 52 days after the last paper, describing the development as a demonstration of NABTEB’s commitment to timely service delivery.

Mohammed also disclosed that 847 candidates were involved in examination malpractice, involving 1,554 incidents.

The NABTEB CEO said the incidents represented 1.55 per cent of candidates who sat for the examinations.

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He said: “The figure is lower than that of 2025. The board’s measures to curb examination malpractice are yielding positive results.

“I am pleased to report that the modalities put in place by the board to checkmate examination malpractice are yielding positive results.”

Mohammed, however, advised candidates to access their results only through the NABTEB’s official result checking platform.

Mohammed also warned against individuals claiming to have the ability to alter or upgrade results.

“No individual has the authority to change a candidate’s legitimately awarded result,” the NABTEB boss stressed.