By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT approval has raised the fee for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and National Examinations Council Senior School Certificate Examinations (NECSSCE) to N50,000 per candidate from 2027.
JKNewsMedia.com reports that the approval was contained in a 18 June statement signed by Adeniji Ibrahim, Director of Senior Secondary Education at the Federal Ministry of Education. It followed a request by WAEC for an upward review of the SSCE registration fee.
The new fee represents an 82% increase from the current ₦27,500 charged per candidate.
Ibrahim said the decision followed a meeting between the Minister of Education and examination bodies on 31 March 2026, where the need to review examination fees was discussed. He said the minister also directed WAEC and NECO to adopt a uniform examination fee.
“You may recall that at a meeting of examination bodies held with the honourable minister of education on 31 March, 2026, where the need for upward review of examination fees was discussed, the honourable minister directed that WAEC and NECO should adopt a uniform fee for the conduct of WAEC and NECO SSCE,” the statement read.
It added, “Consequently, I am directed to convey the honourable minister of education’s approval of the sum of fifty thousand naira (₦50,000.00) only, as the new examination fee per candidate, with effect from NECO SSCE (Internal), 2027.”
The ministry said the directive should be communicated to all relevant stakeholders.
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