2023 NABTEB May/June Result Statistics | 73.19% Pass Recorded
National Business and Technical Examinations Board [NABTEB] May/June NBC/NTC and ANBC/ANTC Examinations Results Statistics for 2022/2023 Academic Session - 73.19% Percent Pass Recorded.

The National Business and Technical Examinations Board [NABTEB] Registrar/Chief Executive Professor (Mrs) Prof. (Mrs.) Ifeoma Mercy Isiugo-Abanihe on Wednesday 11th October, 2023 officially announced the results and Statistics of the 2023 May/June NABTEB examination results in Benin City, the Edo State capital.


Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe, Registrar and Chief Executive of the board at a press conference in Benin, announced that a total of 54,301 candidates registered for the examinations in 1,556 centres across Nigeria and Cote D’Ivoire.

NABTEB released the results of 2023 In-school NBC/NTC examinations which were conducted nationwide from Monday, 26th June to Tuesday, 25th July, 2023.

A total of 54,301 candidates registered for the examinations in 1,556 centres across all the States of the federation and Cote d’voire. This enrolment figure marked a 38.06 % decrease compared to that of the 2022 In-school certificate examinations where 87,668 candidates enrolled for the examinations.

Analysis of the enrollment for the 2023 NBC/NTC examinations indicate that candidates registered for 16 Engineering Trades, 7 Construction Trades, 9 Miscellaneous Trades, 4 Business Trades and 17 General Education Subjects.

A total of 53,587 candidates sat for the certificate examinations which represents 98.69% of the total enrolment.

It is important to note that 13,699 candidates representing 51.93% were certified as craftsmen against 64.41% in 2022 In-School NBC/NTC examinations. The analyses further revealed that, 39,220 candidates representing 73.19% of the total candidates who sat for the examinations scored 5 credits and above including English Language and Mathematics. Furthermore, a total of 49,529 candidates obtained 5 credits and above with or without English Language and Mathematics; this represents 92.43% of the candidates who sat for the examinations. Comparatively, this performance is higher than 2022 Inschool NBC/NTC examinations results where 58,679 candidates representing 69.73% obtained 5 credits and above including English Language and Mathematics, and 74,346 candidates, representing 88.35% of the entire candidates who sat for the examinations obtained 5 credits and above with or without English Language and Mathematics.

Examination malpractice remains a global challenge in the conduct of public examinations and has gained international attention in assessment discourse. It is against this backdrop that the Board continues to introduce various innovative approaches towards ensuring that malpractice is drastically reduced in her examination activities. In the examinations under review, two hundred and thirty nine (239) candidates representing 0.45% of the total number of candidates who sat for the 2023 NBC/NTC examinations were involved in examination malpractice as compared with three hundred (300) candidates, representing 0.36% of the total number of candidates who sat for the 2022 In-school examinations, indicating an increase in examination malpractice.

Finally, the Board wishes to use this opportunity to inform you that NABTEB has commenced registration of candidates for the 2023 November/December NBC/NTC and ANBC/ANTC examinations.

The certificate examinations are for private candidates and prospective candidates are advised to visit any of the NABTEB State or Zonal Offices to obtain guidelines for registration.

Candidates can now proceed to check their results online via the NABTEB May/June Exam Results Checker Portal.