The National Business and Technical Examinations Board was established in 1992 to domesticate craft level examinations which were hitherto conducted by City & Guilds, Pittman’s, and Royal Society of Arts all of UK in accordance with the provisions of the National Policy on Education.

Its establishment was the climax of an evolutionary process which spanned 15 years from 1977 to 1992 and in which FOUR Government Panels at different times were set up to review the place and structure of public examinations in our educational system.

The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) under Decree 70 of 1993, and other examinations bodies were thus established. Since its establishment, the findings of the Etsu Nupe Panel (1997), the Shonekan Vision 2010 (1997) Report, and the harmonized Report of the Etsu Nupe Panel and Vision 2010 reports have supported, directly and indirectly, NABTEB’s existence.

According to Act 70 of August 23, 1993 which established it, the Board is charged with the following mandates:

  1. Conduct examinations leading to the award of the
    • National Business Certificate (NBC);
    • National Technical Certificate (NTC);
    • Advanced National Business Certificate (ANBC);
    • Advanced National Technical Certificate (ANTC);
  2. Take over the conduct of Technical and Business examinations hitherto conducted by the Royal Society of Arts, London, City and Guilds of London and West African Examinations Council.
  3. Conduct other specified examinations on behalf of or in collaboration with other examination bodies or agencies such as the London Chamber of Commerce or the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria etc.;
  4. Conduct entrance examinations into Technical Colleges and Allied Institutions;
  5. Monitor, collect and keep records of assessment in Technical Colleges and Allied Institutions towards the award of certificates in National Business and Technical Examinations.
  6. Conduct research, publish statistics and other information in order to develop appropriate examinations, tests and syllabi in Technical and Business Studies;

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