The Federal Government says it has successfully conducted the 2026 National Common Entrance Examination for admission into Federal and State Technical Colleges.
During the exercise, the Federal Ministry of Education said it piloted a computer-based test, coordinated by the National Business and Technical Examinations Board.
The ministry’s director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday.
According to the statement, the examination was held nationwide and conducted smoothly across centres, including Federal Technical College, Orozo, and Government Secondary School, Garki, Abuja.
Representing the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, the Director of Technology and Science Education, Mrs Patricia Ogungbemi, monitored the exercise and encouraged candidates to embrace technical and vocational education as a pathway to self-reliance, innovation, entrepreneurship, and employment.
She highlighted opportunities available to technical college graduates, including access to practical, industry-relevant skills and government-supported initiatives aimed at promoting job creation and economic growth.
“A major feature of the exercise was the pilot CBT session conducted after the conventional examination. The initiative was designed to assess readiness for the future transition to a fully computer-based examination system.
“The successful conduct of both exercises underscores the Federal Government’s commitment to digital transformation, assessment integrity, and quality technical education,” the statement read.
The CBT initiative comes as the Federal Government moves to digitalise entrance examinations in Nigeria and follows similar reforms in West African Examinations Council and National Examinations Council Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations.