The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has released the results of the 2026 June/July National Business Certificate and National Technical Certificate examinations, with the pass rate rising to 81.24 per cent.
NABTEB Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Aminu Mohammed, announced the results on Wednesday in Benin at a news conference.
Mohammed said 79,503 candidates, representing 81.24 per cent of the 97,863 candidates graded, obtained at least five credits, including English Language and Mathematics.
The figure marks a significant improvement from the 68.18 per cent recorded in the 2025 examination, when 61,104 candidates achieved the same benchmark.
“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 registrar also disclosed that 89,580 candidates, representing 91.53 per cent, obtained five credits and above, with or without English Language and Mathematics.
This was higher than the 83.28 per cent recorded under the same category in 2025.
Mohammed said 24,128 candidates, representing 24.65 per cent of those graded, were certified as craftsmen.
He added that 100,069 candidates registered for the 2026 examinations, while 97,867 sat for the examinations, representing a 97.80 per cent attendance rate.
According to him, the results were released 52 days after the last examination paper, which he described as evidence of NABTEB’s commitment to timely service delivery.
Examination malpractice
NABTEB recorded 847 candidates involved in examination malpractice, with 1,554 incidents documented during the 2026 examinations.
Mohammed said the figure represented 1.55 per cent of candidates who sat for the examinations and was lower than the previous year’s figure.
“The board’s measures to curb examination malpractice are yielding positive results,” he said.
He added: “I am pleased to report that the modalities put in place by the board to checkmate examination malpractice are yielding positive results.”
The registrar urged candidates to access their results only through NABTEB’s official result-checking platform.
He also warned candidates against individuals claiming they could alter or upgrade examination results.
“No individual has the authority to change a candidate’s legitimately awarded result,” he said.
