NABTEB begins exams September 21

Etim Ekpimah

The National Business and Technical Examinations Board, NABTEB, has said it will begin the conduct of the National Business Certificate and National Technical Certificate examinations from September 21 to October 15.

A statement from the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the board, Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe, noted that the National Common Entrance Examination, NCEE, for JSS 3 students’ admission into technical colleges will now hold on September 5 instead of October 3 earlier scheduled.

“While commending the Federal Ministry of Education and all state Ministries of Education and their stakeholders, for excellent planning and a smooth resumption of school and examinations for the exit classes, I wish to, on behalf of my Board – NABTEB – provide the following updates on our examinations. “A reminder that the NABTEB NBC/NTC examinations will soon commence on the Sept. 21, and end on the Oct. 15, as already announced by the Federal Ministry of Education.”

“The National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for JSS 3 students’ admission to Technical Colleges has been brought forward from Oct. 3 to Sept. 5.

“This is in consideration of the convenience of JSS candidates seeking admission to technical colleges who will be concluding their BECE examinations on Friday, Sept. 4,” the statement added.

The statement indicated that students would not need to go back to school on October 3 for another examination.

It said, the deadline for registration of candidates for the NBC/NTC examinations has been extended to Sept. 4, to ‘accommodate requests from various states that had not been able to complete registration of their students due to exigencies arising from COVID-19 lockdown.’