By Edith Tsokar
The Federal Government has conducted pilot Computer-Based Test (CBT) for the 2026 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for admission into Federal and State Technical Colleges nationwide.
The examination coordinated by the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB), was conducted across designated centres.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the examination centres in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) included, the Federal Technical College, Orozo, and Government Secondary School, Garki, Abuja.
NAN also reports that the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, represented by Mrs Patricia Ogungbemi, the Director of Technology and Science Education in the ministry, monitored the exercise in the FCT.
Alausa commended the candidates who participated in the examination and encouraged them to embrace technical and vocational education.
The minister described the exercise as a pathway to self-reliance, innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainable employment.
He said graduates of technical colleges stood to benefit from practical and industry-relevant skills that would enhance their employability and support national economic development.
The minister stated that the federal government remained committed to promoting technical education through policies and initiatives aimed at creating jobs and empowering young people.
He noted that a pilot CBT session was conducted immediately after the conventional examination, as part of efforts to assess readiness for a future transition to a fully computer-based examination system.
The minister said the initiative was in line with government efforts to advance digital transformation in the education sector and improve the credibility and efficiency of examination administration.
Alausa added that the successful conduct of both the conventional examination and the pilot CBT underscored the government’s commitment to quality technical education and integration of technology into learning and evaluation processes (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Dorcas Jonah/Rotimi Ijikanmi
