The Federal Government has approved a new registration fee of N50,000 for candidates sitting for the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO).
The new fee will take effect from the 2027 examination cycle and will apply to internal candidates in secondary schools across the country.
The decision marks a significant increase in the cost of registering for the two examinations. Under the new arrangement, NECO candidates will pay N50,000 instead of the current N30,000, while WAEC candidates will pay N50,000, up from N27,000.
The approval was conveyed in an official memo dated June 18, 2026. The document was signed by the Director of Senior Secondary Education at the Federal Ministry of Education, Mr. Adeniji Ibrahim, on behalf of the Minister of Education.
According to the memo, the adjustment followed discussions between the Ministry of Education and examination bodies on the rising
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