Atiku Abubakar condemned the proposed ₦50,000 uniform examination fees by the Nigerian federal government for WAEC and NECO, warning it would limit educational access for millions of children and exacerbate existing inequalities.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved an increase in WAEC and NECO registration fees to ₦50,000, effective for the 2027 examination cycle. This decision follows discussions among educational stakeholders and aims to address rising costs in conducting public examinations.
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has urged President Bola Tinubu to reverse the ₦50,000 examination fee for WAEC and NECO, calling the policy cruel and economically insensitive. He emphasized the negative impact on Nigerian children and proposed increased investment in public education.
