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  "id": 5201110,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T23:54:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/81-24-score-five-credits-as-nabteb-releases-results/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "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 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, an increase of 7,193 from the 92,876 candidates who registered in 2025. The Registrar of NABTEB, Dr Mohammed Aminu Mohammed, announced the release of the results, stating that 89,580 candidates, representing 91.53%, obtained five credits and above, with or without English Language and Mathematics.\n\nThe 2026 performance was higher than that of the May/June 2025 examinations, when 61,104 candidates, representing 68.18%, obtained five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics, according to Daily Post Nigeria.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
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        "published": "2026-09-02T14:30:14.000Z"
      },
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nabteb-releases-june-july-2026-results",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-02T23:40:29.000Z"
      }
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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."
}