By Rahila Abdullahi, Kaduna
The National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS) on Friday released the results for the Senior Arabic and Islamic Secondary School Certificate Examination (SAISSCE) for June/July 2021.
The Registrar of NBAIS, Prof. Muhammad Abdullahi, disclosed this in an official presentation and release of the results at the Board’s headquarters in Kaduna.
The Registrar said 24 states and the Federal Capital participated in the examinations from October 11 to November 5, 2021.
He noted that a total of 39,369 candidates sat for the examination and 78 percent had passed in the four core courses of the NBAIS, which are Arabic, Islamic studies, English, and mathematics.
He added that other subjects that were sat for included civic education, Qur’anic studies, French, history, computer studies, literature in English, government, geography, health education, agricultural science, economics, home management, further mathematics, biology, chemistry, and physics.
The Registrar stressed that the NBAIS collaborations with some institutions and ensuring quality assurance had transformed their staff over the years in delivering their mandates optimally for the betterment of the board and the educational sector in general.
The Registrar thanked the federal and state ministries of education, Arabic boards, departments, and bureaus, among other stakeholders, for their cooperation during the conduct of the examination.
He urged institutions that do not recognise the NBAIS results to do so, noting that it was since signed as law and must be recognised by every institution to continue building on progress in the Nigerian educational sector.
Daily Episode gathered that zone “1” candidates, comprising Kano, Jigawa, Kaduna, and Plateau state, had the highest candidates who sat for the examination, totaling 22, 424, while zone “6,” comprising Oyo, Osun, Ogun, and Lagos state, had the lowest candidates, totaling 604.
