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JAMB, WAEC peg WASSCE result verification fee at N4,000

From The Punch · () English

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News Official statement New plan
  • Nigerian students seeking tertiary admission will pay a one-time ₦4,000 fee to verify WAEC WASSCE O’Level results through JAMB.
  • JAMB will share verified results with the institution concerned, which cannot charge candidates another verification fee.
  • The arrangement follows a new remote upload and verification system that allows candidates to complete the process online.

Candidates seeking admission to Nigerian tertiary institutions will pay ₦4,000 once to verify their West African Senior School Certificate Examination O’Level results, according to JAMB and WAEC.

Under the arrangement, candidates whose admissions JAMB coordinates will verify their WAEC results through JAMB. The verified outcome will then be sent to the institution where they are seeking admission, and schools have been directed to use it for screening, admission processing, and other administrative purposes.

Candidates are to pay ₦4,000 only, once, for the verification of their WASSCE O’ Level results on the specified platform and not through their desired institutions.

— JAMB and WAECThe joint statement clarified that institutions must not collect a second verification fee.

The two examination bodies said candidates will not need to pay their chosen institutions for a second verification. JAMB recently introduced a system that lets candidates upload and verify results from home or any internet-enabled location, initially using WAEC results, rather than visiting an approved computer-based testing centre solely for the exercise.

Tertiary institutions are to utilise the verified results shared by JAMB for screening, processing candidate admission and other administrative purposes. Candidates shall not be required to pay for another verification.

— JAMB and WAECThe agencies instructed institutions to rely on the results transmitted through JAMB.
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