The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has released results of the 2025 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for admission into Federal Technical Colleges.
It said 14,685 candidates representing 61% out of 29,260 candidates that sat for the examination scored below 50%.
Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, of NABTEB, Dr. Mohammed Aminu Mohammed, announced the results in Benin City at the opening of a three-day working session for the 2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) results and the Selection/Placement exercise of qualified candidates into the FTCs.
He said said 9,389 representing 39.00% scored 50% and above.
The NABTEB boss said 316 candidates representing 1.31% scored 70% and above.
Mohammed said he looked forward to a fair, transparent, and merit based selection process that would attract the most talented and motivated students.
He expressed confidence that a process right would set the students up success as well as enhance the reputation of NABTEB.
“I would like to particularly focus on the process of the selection of candidates into FTC’s. As we strive for excellence in our programs, it is crucial that we identify and admit students who are best-suited to benefit from our training offerings.
“Every successful candidate should be able to check his/her result on NABTEB portal, as soon as possible and immediately proceed to collect their admission letters from their respective school of admission.”
Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, said this year’s high rate of admission seekers into the FTCs was due to the free tuition introduced by President Bola Tinubu.
Alausa blamed previous low enrolment to apathy of parents and society towards TVET.
Represented by the Director, Technology and Science Education, Dr. Muyibat Olodo, he said plans were underway to disseminate and sensitize stakeholders on the National Policy on skills development.
He reminded the gathering that management and supervision of FTCs has been ceded to the Department of Technology and Science Education.
“We have persistent challenges of low enrollment in our College due to the perennial apathy of parents and society towards Technical and Vocational Education and Training TVET. With the free tuition initiative of the government for students of FTCs, societal acceptance of TVET is gaining more ground,” he said.
Admission seekers into FTCs for the 2025/2026 session soared by 287.76%.
In 2024, 7,546 students enrolled for the TVET examination while 29,260 students enrolled for the examination in 2025 after President Tinubu rolled out incentives for students.