The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has released the results of its held 2026 examination citing improvement in candidates’ performance.
The board announced that 79,503 candidates, representing 81.24 per cent of the 97,863 candidates graded, obtained five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics.
According to the exam body, 61,104 candidates obtained five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics, in the 2025 examination, attributing the improved performance to the collective efforts of candidates, teachers, schools, parents and other stakeholders within the education sector.
NABTEB Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of NABTEB, Aminu Mohammed, disclosed this on Wednesday during a press conference in Benin, Edo State, where he said the performance represented a notable improvement.
Mohammed also revealed that 24,128 candidates, representing 24.65 per cent of those graded, were certified as craftsmen following the 2026 examinations.
He explained that 100,069 candidates registered for the examinations, while 97,867 candidates eventually sat for the papers, representing a 97.80 per cent attendance rate.
The registrar said the results were released 52 days after the last examination paper was written, describing the turnaround time as part of the board’s efforts to improve efficiency and provide timely services to candidates.
Despite the improved academic performance, the board reported cases of examination malpractice during the 2026 examinations.
Mohammed said 847 candidates were involved in examination malpractice, with a total of 1,554 incidents recorded.
According to him, the figure represents 1.55 per cent of the candidates who sat for the examinations and is lower than the figure recorded in 2025.
He said the reduction indicated that measures introduced by NABTEB to curb examination malpractice were producing 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 said.
The registrar urged candidates to access their results only through the board’s official result-checking platform, warning them against fraudsters claiming to have the ability to alter, upgrade or manipulate examination results.
Mohammed stressed that candidates should not patronise individuals offering such services, noting that legitimately awarded results could not be changed by unauthorised persons.
“No individual has the authority to change a candidate’s legitimately awarded result,” he said.
He advised candidates to rely on official NABTEB channels for information concerning their results and other post-examination processes.