The Federal Government has approved N50,000 as the new uniform examination fee for WAEC and NECO’s Senior School Certificate Examination, effective from 2027.
The Federal Government has approved N50,000 as the new examination fee for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) for secondary school candidates, effective from 2027.
The approval was disclosed in a statement dated June 18, issued by Adeniji Ibrahim, Director of Senior Secondary Education at the Ministry of Education, following a request by WAEC for an upward review of fees for the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for candidates from 2027.
According to Ibrahim, as reported by The Cable, the decision traces back to a meeting between examination bodies and the Minister of Education held on March 31, 2026, where the need to review examination fees was discussed.
He said the minister subsequently directed WAEC and NECO to adopt a uniform fee structure for conducting 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,” the statement read.
“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 ministry has directed that the decision be communicated to all relevant stakeholders.
Confirming the development to TheCable on Saturday, Folasade Boriowo, Director of Press and Public Relations at the ministry, said the government had indeed approved the upward review of the examination fees, noting she had personally spoken with the director in charge who confirmed the approval had been done.
Source: Ministry of Education statement, June 18; confirmed to TheCable by Folasade Boriowo, Saturday.
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