Federal Government Approves Uniform Exam Fee For WAEC, NECO Candidates

The Federal Government has given approval to the Ministry of Education for the National Examinations Council, NECO and the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, to increase the registration fee for their Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, SSCE, to N50,000 per candidate beginning from 2027 Examinations.

This is contained in memo dated June 18th, 2026, and signed by the Director of Senior Secondary Education, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Adeniji Ibrahim, on behalf of the Minister of Education.

According to the Statement from the Director, Senior Secondary Education, the approval followed a request by WAEC for an upward review of the fee for Senior School Certificate Examination Candidates from 2027.

The examinations are conducted for internal candidates who are finishing their Senior Secondary School education.

The increase would see NECO SSCE internal examination fee jump from N30,000 per candidate to N50,000, while WAEC’s would jump to N50,000 from N27,000.