EXHIBIT 10.(b)
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                         NEW PROVIDENCE INVESTMENT TRUST

                      CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the  semi-annual  report of the Wisdom Fund (the "Fund")
of the New  Providence  Investment  Trust on Form  N-CSR  for the  period  ended
November 30, 2003, as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  (the
"Report"),  the undersigned,  C. Douglas Davenport,  chief executive officer (or
equivalent thereof) of the Fund, does hereby certify, pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  The Report fully  complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Fund.


Date: January 20, 2004    By: /s/ C. Douglas Davenport
                              _______________________________
                              C. Douglas Davenport
                              President, Treasurer, Principal Executive Officer
                              and Principal Financial Officer
                              New Providence Investment Trust


     A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has
been  provided  to the Wisdom  Fund and will be  retained by the Wisdom Fund and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.