NABTEB records 83% pass rate in 2025 Exams, Registrar cautions on English Language results

The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has announced the results of the 2025 June/July National Business Certificate (NBC) and National Technical Certificate (NTC) examinations, revealing that 83.28 per cent of candidates secured five credits and above with or without English and Mathematics.

Channels TV correspondent collected from NABTEB’s annex office in Abuja, where the results were officially released, that this marks a significant improvement in overall performance compared with the previous year.

Speaking at the event, the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Mohammed Aminu Mohammed, explained that a total of 92,875 candidates registered for the examinations across 1,892 centres nationwide.

This represented a 37.08 per cent increase in enrolment and a 10.77 per cent rise in the number of centres compared with 2024.

“Analyses of the enrolment indicate that candidates enrolled for 16 engineering trades, seven construction trades, nine miscellaneous trades, four business trades, and 16 general education subjects,” he said.

Of those registered, 89,621 candidates were graded.

Among them, 61,104 candidates (68.18 per cent) secured five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics, while 74,633 candidates (83.28 per cent) obtained five credits and above with or without English and Mathematics.

English Language recorded a 93.10 per cent pass rate, while Mathematics saw a 94.60 per cent success rate.

However, Dr Mohammed observed, “More candidates passed Mathematics while fewer candidates passed English Language this year when compared to last year’s examination results.”

On examination malpractice, NABTEB reported 435 candidates involved in 516 cases, compared to 349 candidates and 524 cases in 2024, representing a slight decline.

“This is a decrease in the incidence of examination malpractices,” Dr Mohammed said.

He further announced that registration has commenced for the 2025 November/December NBC/NTC and ANBC/ANTC examinations.

“Prospective candidates can access the NABTEB portal or visit any state or zonal office to obtain guidelines for registration,” he said.

Reaffirming the importance of technical and vocational education, he added, “You will agree with me that in today’s 21st-century world, the need for comprehensive TVET is highly crucial.”