The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) have announced a new unified verification fee of N4,000 for candidates seeking admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions. Under this arrangement, candidates will pay the fee only once to verify their West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) or other O'Level results, eliminating the need for repeated payments and multiple trips to institutions or JAMB-approved Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres.
One-Time Payment Replaces Multiple Charges
In a joint statement, JAMB and WAEC confirmed that candidates will initiate the verification process through a platform provided by JAMB, accessible from their homes or any internet-enabled location. The statement read: “All candidates seeking admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions whose admissions are regulated and coordinated by JAMB will verify their WAEC results once, through JAMB.”
Once the verification is successful, the result will be automatically shared with the candidate's preferred institution for screening, admission processing, and other administrative purposes. This move is designed to reduce the financial and logistical burden on admission seekers, who previously had to pay separate verification fees to each institution they applied to.
Institutions Directed Not to Charge Extra Fees
Tertiary institutions have been explicitly directed not to impose any additional verification charges on candidates. The statement stressed: “Candidates shall not be required to pay for another verification,” adding that institutions are expected to utilise the verified results supplied by JAMB.
WAEC has also authorised JAMB to share verification outcomes with relevant tertiary institutions for admission-related purposes. This means that a single successful verification can be used multiple times for admission, removing the need for candidates to repeatedly verify the same result whenever required by an institution.
Background and Implementation
The new arrangement follows a series of meetings and consultations between JAMB and WAEC aimed at streamlining the verification of O'Level results and reducing the burden on admission seekers. Candidates are urged to take advantage of the new system by verifying their WASSCE O'Level results once through the JAMB-provided Verification Service.
