603 NABTEB candidates involved in exam malpractice ― Registrar

About 603 candidates who sat for the recent 2019 November/December ordinary and advanced level certificate examinations National Business and Technical Examination Board (NABTEB) were involved in examination malpractice, the registrar/chief executive, NABTEB, Professor (Mrs) Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe has disclosed.

Management of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (BABTEB) disclosed yesterday that 603 candidates representing about 1.22 per cent out of a total 49, 302 candidates were involved in examinations malpractice during.

Dr Isiugo-Abanihe who spoke yesterday at a press conference to announce the release of the results of the November/December 2019 ordinary and advanced level certificate examinations said the figure indicated a slight reduction compared to 625 candidates, representing 1.40 per cent of the total number of malpractices recorded in 2018.

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She said that the board has continued to maintain credible examinations by strengthening it’s quality assurance mechanisms to checkmate malpractices, adding that the efforts have been yielding positive results.

Prof. Isiugo-Abanihe said analysis of candidates enrolment for the examinations conducted nationwide, showed that out of a total of 50, 040 registered candidates, 30, 047 were males and 19, 993 consists of females meant for 1,775 centres.

She said the performance index showed that 32, 349 candidates representing 72.91 per cent of candidates that sat for the NBC/NYC examinations, obtained five credits and above including English language and Mathematics.

“A total of 40, 605 candidates representing 91.52 per cent scored five credits and above with or without English and Mathematics. This performance is statistically the same with the 2018 November/December results where 29,274 candidates representing 72.79 per cent obtained five credits and above including English language and Mathematics and 36, 367 candidates, representing 91.63 per cent of all the candidates obtained five credits and above with or without English language and Mathematics.”

In addition, out of the total enrolment figure, 8, 762 candidates registered for ordinary crafts level certificate examination while 5, 139 enrolled for master crafts level certificate examination while 36, 139 candidates registered for ordinary level General certificate in education.

She explained that out of 49, 302 candidates who sat for the examinations representing 98.58 per cent of total enrolment, 8, 502; candidates sat for NBC/NTC, 4, 935 candidates sat for ANBC/ANTC while 35, 865 candidates sat for ordinary level GCE examinations.

Besides, out of the 8, 502 candidates that sat for the various grades at the ordinary level, 5, 088 candidates representing 59.84 per cent were certified as craftsmen; out of 4, 935 candidates that sat for the various trades at advanced level, 1, 924 candidates representing 38.98 per cent were certified as master craftsmen.

The NABTEB boss reiterated that the principal objective of TVET is to train youths and adults alike, preparing them for the labour market and academic progression, pointing out that the global economy today offers Nigeria new opportunities to employ TVET, technology and science as veritable tools to exploit the opportunities to advance her economy and improve the quality of well being of Nigerians given her enormous potential.

The management of the body further called for the establishment of more federal science and technical colleges and ensuring that existing ones are adequately equipped.