Barely 72 hours after the reported approval of a sharp increase in the registration fees for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council examination (NECO), the Federal Government has made a volte-face on the decision.
The suspension followed widespread outrage from parents, students, education stakeholders and opposition figures who warned that the policy would worsen Nigeria’s education crisis and deny thousands of children the opportunity to obtain secondary school certification.
The Federal Ministry of Education, in a statement on Monday, July 13, announced the withdrawal of its June 18 approval conveying the proposed upward review of examination fees for the 2027 WASSCE and NECO Senior School Certificate Examination, saying the decision had been put on hold to allow broader consultations with stakeholders before any final action is taken.
