The Federal Government has approved a new examination fee of N50,000 for candidates sitting the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) from 2027.
The approval follows a request by WAEC for an upward review of the examination fee and represents an 82 per cent increase from the current N27,500 registration fee.
According to a statement dated June 18 and signed by Adeniji Ibrahim, Director of Senior Secondary Education at the Federal Ministry of Education, the decision was reached after a meeting between the Minister of Education and examination bodies on March 31, 2026.
The statement said the minister directed both WAEC and NECO to adopt a uniform examination fee for their SSCE examinations.
“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.
“Consequently, I am directed to convey the honourable minister of education’s approval of the sum of fifty thousand naira (N50,000.00) only, as the new examination fee per candidate, with effect from NECO SSCE (Internal), 2027,” the statement read.
The ministry also directed that the approval be communicated to all relevant stakeholders for implementation.
Confirming the development to newsmen, Folasade Boriowo, Director of Press and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Education, said the government had approved the upward review of the examination fees.
“I can confirm the approval of an upward review of the examination fees. I spoke with the director in charge a few minutes ago and he said the approval was done,” she said.
