FROM IKHILI EBALU, BENIN
National Business and Technical Examinations Board, NABTEB, said on Thursday that 44,000 candidates representing 65.34 percent of the total candidates who sat for the 2024 In-school National Business Certificate, NBC, and National Technical Certificate, NTC, examinations scored five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics.
The board also said 62,235 candidates, representing 92.42 percent of the candidates who sat for the examinations obtained five credits and above with or without English Language and Mathematics.
According to the board, 67,751 candidates registered for the examination in 1,708 centres across the country.
Acting Registrar of NABTEB, Dr Nnasia Ndarake Asanga disclosed this while reeling out the 2024 NBC and NTC examination results in Benin.
He said comparatively, this performance was lower than the 2023 results where 39,220 candidates, representing 73.19 percent, obtained five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics and 49,529 candidates, representing 92.43 percent of the entire candidates obtained five credits and above with or without English Language and Mathematics.
The acting registrar decried the surge in examination malpractice which he said not only betrays the trust of educators and policy makers, but also robs students of the opportunity to develop critical thinking, problem-solving and lifelong learning skills.
