Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the recent increase in fees for Federal Unity colleges and the approval of a uniform N50,000 examination fee for candidates sitting the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, and National Examinations Council, NECO, examinations from 2027.
Atiku described the increments as cruel and economically insensitive.
Recall that the initial registration fee for the examinations was N27,500 before the Federal Government approved an increase to N50,000 for candidates sitting the Senior School Certificate Examinations, SSCE, conducted by WAEC and NECO.
The approval was conveyed in a memo dated June 18, 2026, signed by the Director of Senior Secondary Education at the Federal Ministry of Education, Mr. Adeniji Ibrahim, on behalf of the Minister of Education.
Reacting via a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said it is unconscionable that
