Buhari reduces cost of UTME, NECO, SSCE forms

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reduction in the cost of forms for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the National Examination Council (NECO) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

Education Minister Adamu Adamu made this known to State House Correspondents on Wednesday after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House Villa, Abuja, which was presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

Adamu, who said that the approval was granted during the FEC meeting, explained that from January next year, prospective students are to pay N3,500 for JAMB as against N5,000.

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For the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) being conducted by NECO, he said prospective students are to pay N9,850 as against N11,350.

The minister also said that BECE fee has been slashed down to N4,000 from N5,500.

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