Relief For Parents: FG Halts 82% Jump In WAEC, NECO Registration Fees
The Federal Government has suspended its proposed increase in registration fees for the 2027 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, and the National Examinations Council Senior School Certificate Examination, NECO SSCE.
The decision followed widespread public concerns over the planned hike.
According to the Ministry of Education, the proposed increase was driven by rising costs across the examination process. These include logistics, security, printing of materials, technology deployment, quality assurance, and other critical services, all of which have continued to put pressure on the examination bodies.
Under the suspended proposal, registration fees for both WAEC and NECO would have risen from N27,500 to N50,000 starting in 2027. That represents an 82 per cent increase.
However, the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, has directed that implementation be halted pending further consultations.
The suspension means parents and candidates will continue to pay the current rate of N27,500 for now, while the ministry engages stakeholders on the way forward.
_Source: Channels TV_
