The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the downward review of the examination registration fees for the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Senior Secondary and Basic Education Certificate.

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed this at the end of the Council’s meeting which was presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. .

According to the minister, the JAMB fee for the UTME has been reduced from N5,000 to N3,500, the Senior Secondary School fee charge by NECO is now N9,850 as against N11,350 while the Basic Education certificate by NECO is reduced from N5,500 to N4,000.

“Today the Council approved a reduction of fees paid for JAMB, Senior Secondary and Basic Certificate Examinations.”

“This has been long awaited, since the current administration came into office,  and then a change in JAMB Management with prudence we were able to see that what is being charged as fees for JAMB examination shouldn’t be because a lot of it was siphoned in the past by corrupt officials.”

“So, in answer to the yearnings by parents, the President directed that we should look into ways of reducing the charges.  So accordingly, with effect from January 2019, JAMB fees for tertiary examinations will be reduced from N5,000 to N3,500; for the SSCE fees charged by National Examinations Council NECO will be reduced from N11,350 to N9,850 and for the BSCE by NECO, it will reduce from N5,500 to N4,000.”

On the on-going negotiations between government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) the Minister said the meeting would reconvene on Nov. 30.

(NAN)