EXHIBIT 12.(b)
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                         NEW PROVIDENCE INVESTMENT TRUST

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

     In connection with the annual report of the Wisdom Fund (the "Fund") of the
New Providence Investment Trust on Form N-CSR for the period ended May 31, 2006,
as filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (the  Report"),  the
undersigned,  C.  Douglas  Davenport,  chief  executive  officer (or  equivalent
thereof) and chief financial  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: July 18, 2006      By: /s/ C. Douglas Davenport
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                            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.
This  certification  is being furnished to the Commission  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
ss. 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Commission.