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NABTEB Fixes September 21 for 2020 Examinations

Written by Akeem Alao

The National Business and Technical Examinations Board has announced that its 2020 examination will commence on September 21 and end on October 15, 2020.

This was disclosed on Sunday August 30, 2020, by the Registrar/Chief Executive of NABTEB, Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe.

Isiugo-Abanihe said that the National Common Entrance Examination for JSS 3 Students’ admission to Technical Colleges had been brought forward from Oct. 3, to Sept. 5.

She commended the Federal Ministry of Education and all state Ministries of Education and their stakeholders, for excellent planning and a smooth resumption of school and examinations for the exit classes.

“I wish to, on behalf of my Board – NABTEB – provide the following updates on our examinations.

“A reminder that the NABTEB NBC/NTC examinations will soon commence on the Sept. 21, and end on the Oct. 15, as already announced by the Federal Ministry of Education.

“The National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for JSS 3 Students’ admission to Technical Colleges has been brought forward from Oct. 3 to Sept. 5.

“This is in consideration of the convenience of JSS candidates seeking admission to Technical Colleges who will be concluding their BECE examinations on Friday Sept. 4,” she said.

She further said with the new date, there would not be any need for students to go back to school on Oct. 3 for another examination.

She added that the deadline for registration of candidates for the NBC/NTC examinations had been extended to Sept. 4, to accommodate requests from various states that had not been able to complete registration of their students due to exigencies arising from Covid-19 Lockdown.

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Akeem Alao

Akeem Alao trained as a language teacher. He graduated from Adeniran Ogunsanya college of Education where he studied English/Yoruba Languages and Ekiti State University where he obtained a degree in English Education.

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