PROFESSOR DAVID AWANBOR-
(TC II, NCE, B.Sc., M.Ed, EdD(Boston University))

Professor David Awanbor was appointed Registrar/Chief Executive of National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) in July 2002
An astute administrator and academic, Prof. Awanbor was the Dean of the Faculty of Education and member of the Governing Council, University of Benin. Born on December 3, 1943 in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State, Prof. Awanbor’s educational pursuit saw him through the Government College, Ilesha (1963 – 1965); University of Lagos, College of Education (1967 – 1970); Moray House College of Education, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (1973 – 1974) and Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, U. S. A. (1975 – 1980).
Prof. Awanbor’s experience in Educational Administration dates back to 1971 when he became Assistant Education Officer and rose to the position of Senior Assistant Inspector of Education in 1972. He also served as the Regional Coordinator, Massachusetts State Department of Education, Boston, USA (1979 – 80); Regional Coordinator of the Obafemi Awolowo University UNESCO Research Project on Exceptional Children in Nigeria and Coordinator, UNICEF/Federal Ministry of Education SAPA Project (1992).
Apart from having a stint with the Governing Board of NABTEB, Awanbor was the Director, Centre for Educational Technology, University of Benin and had presented papers on harnessing the nation’s technological potentials for sustainable development through the promotion of Technical and Vocational Education before the lot fell on him as the Registrar/Chief Executive of NABTEB on July 8, 2002. Barely three months after his assumption of office, he was elected the Executive Secretary of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA).
Awanbor’s experience as Chairman, Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee, University of Benin, Benin; Member, Presidential National Committee on Assets and Liabilities Sharing coupled with his status as UNESCO International Consultant and tenacity of purpose are some of the factors that will facilitate the actualization of this noble vision for NABTEB in particular and Nigeria in general.

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DR. OLATUNDE AWOTOKUN AWORANTI
(NCE, B.Ed, M.Ed, PhD)

Dr. Olatunde Awotokun Aworanti is currently the Director of Administration. He was born on 11th October, 1958, a native of Ada in Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State.

Dr. Aworanti holds the academic qualifications in NCE (1980), Bachelor of Science in Education (1984), M.Ed (Science Education) 1985, and PhD (Science Education) 1995. He won honours during his undergraduate days at the University of Ilorin, and he is a Professional Member of the Prestigious Science Teachers Association of Nigeria (STAN). He has attended and organized several Conferences and Seminars within and outside Nigeria. Notably among which are IAEA and AEAA Conferences. He has over 40 Articles in reputable Journals.

Dr. Aworanti served as Science Teacher, Oyo State Post Primary Schools Board, and a Lecturer at the Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun where he was a Head of Department before his appointment in NABTEB as a Principal Research Officer in 1996. In 1996, he was made the Ag.Head, Monitoring Research and Statistics (MRS) with expanded responsibility. He became Chief Research Officer in 1998 and Deputy Director in charge of Special Duties in the Office of the Registrar/Chief Executive in 2002. In 2006 he became a substantive Director in the Registrar’s Office where he functioned before his present posting as Director of Administration on 22nd October, 2009.

Dr. Aworanti is married with Children, loves Driving, Swimming, Table Tennis and Reading as hobbies.

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MALLAM NURUDDEEN LAWAL
(NCE, B.Sc., M.Sc., MCOAN)

Nuruddeen Lawal was born on 21st January, 1957, at Saulawa Quarters, in ancient Katsina City of Katsina State. He started the Islamiyya Education early in life as is the practice in major cities in the North. He enrolled in Gidado Primary School, Katsina in 1963 and proceeded to Government Secondary School (now Government College) Birnin-Kudu in Jigawa State on state exchange programme for his post primary education.
In 1976, he enrolled for the basic studies in Bayero University, Kano and Matriculated for his first Degree in 1977. He graduated with B.A. (Ed). Degree in Education and Geography, in 1980. He proceeded for his National Youth Service (N.Y.S.C.) to Niger State and had his primary assignment at Federal College of Education, Kontagora.
After his youth service, he took up appointment with Kaduna State Civil Service as Master Grade in August, 1981. He enrolled for a masters programme and obtained a Master Degree (M.Ed) Test & Measurement) from Bayero University in 1986.
In 1993, Nuruddeen joined the services of Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan – Waya as Lecturer II rising to Lecturer I and Acting Head of Psychology Department. With the creation of Katsina State, in 1987, Nuruddeen was deployed to his home State in 1989 from where he transferred his services to Code of Conduct Bureau in October, 1989, as Chief Research Officer. In 1996, he transferred his services to National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) where he served as the Zonal Head, Drug Demand Reduction Unit, Port Harcourt Zonal Command.
In January, 2000, he transferred to University of Abuja as Senior Programme Officer in charge of examination at the University's Centre for Distance Learning and Continuing Education.
He assumed duty as Director (Test Development) with NABTEB in 2006.
Mallam Nuruddeen is a professional Teacher registered with (Teacher Registration Council (TRC) as well as a member of Nigerian Society of Educational Psychologist and was an Ex-officio member of the Nigerian Association of Educational Psychologists among others; he is currently working on his P.hD thesis in Educational Psychology at University of Abuja.
A keen lover of Sports, Nuruddeen plays hockey, table tennis, badminton as well as Fives a popular game in many cities in the North-West geo-political Zone.
He is married with six children.

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