NABTEB sets September deadlines for 2026 exam registration

The administration of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board, NABTEB, has mounted Thursday, September 10 and Wednesday, September 30, 2026, as registration deadlines for its 2026 November/December examinations.

DAILY POST reviews that the examinations embrace the National Business Certificate (NBC), National Technical Certificate (NTC), Advanced National Business Certificate (ANBC), Advanced National Technical Certificate (ANTC), and the December Modular Trades Certificate Examination.

The administration disclosed this on Sunday, August 30, 2026, in an announcement made accessible to newsmen in Benin City by its Assistant Director, Media/Protocol, Uchechukwu Olisah.

Olisah mentioned registration for the examinations commenced on Monday, August 10, 2026.

He mentioned the graduation of registration adopted a directive by the Board contained in an inner memorandum dated August 7, 2026, and signed by the Director, Examinations Administration, Chigoziem Susan Metu.

He added that registration for the November/December NBC/NTC and ANBC/ANTC examinations would shut on Thursday, September 10, 2026, whereas registration for the December Modular Trades Certificate Examination would finish on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.

The NABTEB Assistant Director, Media/Protocol, mentioned the authorized registration charges for the examinations had been N22,500 for NBC/NTC, N25,500 for ANBC/ANTC, and N6,000 for the December Modular Trades Certificate Examination.

Olisah urged potential candidates, faculties, technical and vocational establishments, apprenticeship centres and different related stakeholders to begin and full the registration course of inside the stipulated interval.

The examination physique additionally suggested potential candidates and members of the general public to acquire registration data solely via NABTEB’s authorised channels.

Olisah additional suggested potential candidates to conform strictly with the authorized registration necessities to keep away from errors, delays or issues within the registration course of.

He mentioned the examinations are a part of NABTEB’s persevering with mandate to supply credible, competency-based evaluation and certification in enterprise and technical training.

According to him, the examinations may also assist the event of expert manpower and promote technical and vocational training and coaching (TVET) as a pathway to financial empowerment and self-reliance.