By Uche Onyeali
National Business and Technical Examinations Board, NABTEB, has signed a partnership with the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, NASENI, to digitise its examination processes and overhaul its ICT infrastructure.
This was announced in a statement in Benin yesterday, signed by the board’s assistant director of Media and Protocol, Mr Uchechukwu Olisah, on behalf of NABTEB’s registrar, Dr Aminu Mohammed.
Mohammed said the partnership was formalised on April 29 during a meeting with NASENI representatives at the NABTEB headquarters in Benin.
He explained that the planned upgrade would streamline the board’s operations, enhance examination security, and align with federal government’s directives requiring full digitisation of examinations by 2026.
“NABTEB, is a foremost national examination body responsible for registration, question paper development, distribution, conduct of craft and master craft.
“As a modular trade examinations, marking of scripts, result processing, and the award of certificates body, it requires a robust ICT infrastructure capable of delivering on its mandate.
“Strengthening the board’s ICT capabilities is even more critical given the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Olatunji Alausa’s strong commitment to functional education.
“Including his push to ensure that examination bodies adopt Computer-Based Testing by 2026 in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda,” the registrar said.
He recalled an earlier meeting with NASENI’s Executive Vice Chairman, Mr Khalil Halilu, in Abuja, during which he (Halilu) pledged NASENI’s support to help NABTEB establish a dedicated digital ICT department.
He commended the NABTEB CEO for his commitment, noting the promise to deliver a fully equipped ICT building to NABTEB within six months.
Expressing optimism, Mohammed stated that NASENI’s support would provide NABTEB with world-class infrastructure necessary to maintain the integrity, efficiency, and relevance of its examinations in the digital era.
Also speaking, Special Adviser on Emerging Technology to the Executive Vice Chairman of NASENI, Mr Bashir Aliyu assured the board of the agency’s full support in its digitisation efforts.
“We are here to support you. We are here to help you with digitisation. We did it at NASENI. This is the way forward—to help you leapfrog by relying on ICT,” Aliyu said.
