The National Business and Technical Examinations Board and the National Examinations Council have inaugurated a joint technical committee to harmonise operations and strengthen institutional collaboration in Nigeria’s public examination system.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by Mr Uchechukwu Olisah, Assistant Director, Media/Protocol of NABTEB, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Benin.
According to the statement, the decision was reached during a meeting between the Registrar of NABTEB, Dr Aminu Mohammed, and the Registrar of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, at NECO headquarters in Minna.
Both chief executives led their management teams in deliberations aimed at strengthening examination administration and advancing shared institutional objectives.
Mohammed emphasised the importance of synergy among examination bodies, noting that collaboration remained critical to national development. He added that the meeting provided an opportunity to renew and deepen institutional partnership through learning-based engagement.
The NABTEB registrar also called for broader coordination among examination bodies, including the West African Examinations Council and the National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies, while acknowledging their distinct operational mandates.
On his part, Wushishi described the engagement as a major step towards strengthening cooperation between both institutions. He said NABTEB’s visit reflected strong institutional goodwill and expressed NECO’s enthusiasm for renewed collaboration.
The newly established 10-member technical committee, comprising five representatives from each organisation, is expected to develop operational frameworks, harmonise strategies and recommend implementation modalities to the chief executives.
