NABTEB Releases 2026 NBC, NTC Results, Records 81.24% Pass Rate

The National Business and Technical Examinations Board has released the results of the 2026 June/July National Business Certificate and National Technical Certificate examinations, recording an 81.24 per cent pass rate.

NABTEB Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Aminu Mohammed, announced the results on Wednesday in Benin.

Mohammed said 79,503 candidates, representing 81.24 per cent of the 97,863 candidates graded, obtained five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics.

The performance improved from the 68.18 per cent recorded in the 2025 examination, when 61,104 candidates achieved the same benchmark.

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 an improvement from 83.28 per cent recorded in 2025.

According to Mohammed, 100,069 candidates registered for the 2026 examinations, while 97,867 sat for the examinations, representing a 97.80 per cent attendance rate.

He added that 24,128 candidates, representing 24.65 per cent of those graded, were certified as craftsmen.

The results were released 52 days after the last examination paper, which Mohammed described as part of NABTEB’s efforts to improve timely service delivery.

Meanwhile, 847 candidates were involved in examination malpractice, with 1,554 incidents recorded. The figure represented 1.55 per cent of candidates who sat for the examinations and was lower than the previous year.

Mohammed advised candidates to access their results only through NABTEB’s official result-checking platform and warned against individuals claiming they could alter or upgrade examination results.