The Federal Government has approved an 82 percent increase in the registration fee for the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO), raising the fee from N27,500 to N50,000 per candidate from 2027.
The approval was conveyed in a circular dated June 18, 2026, and signed by Adeniji Ibrahim, director of senior secondary education at the Federal Ministry of Education.
According to the circular, the decision followed a request by WAEC for an upward review of examination fees and discussions held during a meeting between examination bodies and the Minister of Education on March 31, 2026.
The ministry said the minister had directed both WAEC and NECO to adopt a uniform fee structure for the conduct of their SSCE examinations.
“You may recall that at a meeting of examination bodies held with the Honourable Minister of Education on
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