The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has released the date for the conduct of the 2026 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) into Technical Colleges across the country.
Enrollment at Federal Technical Colleges surged last year by more than 300% after President Bola Tinubu announced mouth-watering incentives for students interested in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).
Among the incentives were free tuition, free feeding, free accommodation, and a monthly stipend of N22,500 to the students.
Speaking at NABTEB headquarters in Benin City, Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of NABTEB, Dr. Mohammed Aminu Mohammed, said the entrance examination would be conducted nationwide on Saturday, 6 June 2026, at approved examination centres across the country.
Dr. Aminu said registration for the examination into Federal Technical Colleges would commence on Monday, 26 January 2026, and close on Sunday, 24 May 2026
Reaffirming the readiness and institutional capacity to deliver a smooth, transparent, and hitch-free registration process, Dr. Aminu said TVET remained a critical pillar of Nigeria’s education and skills development agenda.
He said the Board has put in place comprehensive administrative and technological measures to ensure that prospective candidates, parents, guardians, and school administrators experience a user-friendly and stress-free registration process.
According to him, “These measures are designed to eliminate bottlenecks, enhance access nationwide, and uphold the highest standards of examination integrity.
“In furtherance of this objective, NABTEB has approved an extended registration timeline spanning four months, a deliberate policy decision intended to allow adequate preparation time for candidates while minimising congestion on the registration platform.
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