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  "id": 5198534,
  "title": "81.24% score five credits as NABTEB releases results",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/81-24-score-five-credits-as-nabteb-releases-results",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T23:40:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/81-24-score-five-credits-as-nabteb-releases-results/"
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  "summary": "The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has released the results of the 2026 NBC/NTC examinations. According to the results, 81.24% of candidates secured five credits and above, including English and Maths, out of the 97,867 candidates who sat for the examinations. This translates to 79,504 candidates.\n\nA total of 100,069 candidates registered for the examinations in 2026, an increase of 7,193 from the 92,876 candidates who registered in 2025. The percentage of candidates obtaining five credits and above, with or without English Language and Mathematics, was 91.53%, representing 89,580 candidates.\n\nThe Registrar of NABTEB, Dr Mohammed Aminu Mohammed, announced the release of the results in Benin City, noting that the improvement recorded in the 2026 examination is encouraging and demonstrates the collective efforts of candidates, teachers, schools, parents, and the wider education system.",
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "81.24% score five credits as NABTEB releases results",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/81-24-score-five-credits-as-nabteb-releases-results-5201110",
        "published": "2026-09-02T23:54:29.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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