The Federal Ministry of Education announced the decision on Monday, saying it had withdrawn its June 18, 2026, letter proposing the new fees. 

The ministry said the suspension will allow for a fresh review of the proposal and consultations before any decision is taken.

According to a statement signed by Folasade Boriowo, Director of Press and Public Relations, Minister of Education Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa directed that the proposal be placed on hold after issues pointed out by parents, students and other stakeholders.

The ministry explained that although it had proposed a review because the cost of conducting public examinations has increased significantly over the years, it would not proceed with the adjustment until consultations are concluded.

“The proposed review was informed by the prevailing economic realities and the rising cost of conducting credible national examinations,” the statement said.

It added: “The current examination registration fees have remained largely unchanged for several years despite significant increases in operational costs.”

The proposed adjustment would have increased registration fees for both WASSCE and NECO examinations from ₦27,500 to ₦50,000 from 2027, representing an 82% rise.

According to the ministry, the review became necessary because of high expenses for logistics, security, printing of examination materials, technology deployment, quality assurance and other services required to conduct credible examinations nationwide.

Despite those challenges, the government said the planned increase will no longer take effect as earlier announced.

“The proposed review of examination registration fees will not take effect, as earlier communicated, pending the conclusion of the consultation process,” the statement confirmed.

It added that the 18 June letter conveying the proposed adjustment had been formally withdrawn.

“This decision underscores the Ministry’s determination to ensure that policies affecting millions of Nigerian students and their families are carefully considered, socially responsive and reflect the collective interest of the nation,” the ministry said.

As part of the review, the ministry said it will begin consultations with examination bodies, state ministries of education, school owners and administrators, parents’ associations, organised labour and other education stakeholders.

It said the engagement is intended to ensure that any future decision on examination fees is fair, transparent and sustainable while protecting access to education.

“The Ministry acknowledges the concerns and constructive feedback received from the public and appreciates the keen interest shown by Nigerians in matters relating to access to quality education,” the statement read.

The ministry also assured Nigerians that it would keep the public informed throughout the consultation process. It maintained that students’ welfare and equal access to quality education remain central to the Federal Government’s education agenda.

The suspension follows days after details of the proposed fee increase became public. Parents, students, education advocates and civil society organisations argued that the planned increase would place additional financial pressure on families already struggling with the rising cost of living.

The decision also comes shortly after the Federal Government announced plans to phase out the long-standing separation between Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary School (SSS). 

According to the Ministry of Education, the proposed reform is expected to reduce overcrowding in junior secondary schools, make better use of available facilities in senior secondary schools and help lower the number of students dropping out of school.

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Candidates can securely purchase their WAEC/GCE registration ePINs via remita.net/waec, the Remita mobile app, and authorised partner channels nationwide, eliminating many of the delays, queues, and payment challenges traditionally associated with examination registration.

The campaign forms part of Remita’s broader commitment to using technology to simplify access to critical opportunities for Nigerians, particularly in education.

For many young Nigerians, WAEC is more than an examination. It is a gateway to higher education, employability, entrepreneurship, and future participation in an increasingly competitive global economy.

Against the backdrop of growing conversations around talent shortages, digital inclusion, and the future workforce, Remita says improving access to educational processes is becoming increasingly important for countries seeking long-term economic growth and competitiveness.

Over the last two decades, millions of Nigerian students and families have relied on Remita-powered payment infrastructure to access critical educational opportunities, including examination registrations that shape entry into higher education and future careers. Beyond transactions, this reflects the growing role of digital infrastructure in enabling human potential at scale.

Supporting candidates across all 36 states and the FCT, and serving students from both urban and underserved communities alike, the platform continues to play a quiet but significant role in reducing barriers to educational access.

“In emerging economies, one of the greatest barriers to opportunity is often not talent, but access,” the company stated. “When payment systems become simpler, faster, and more inclusive, they do more than process transactions – they help keep ambition in motion.”

Speaking on the initiative, Chinedu Alisa, head of Enterprise Assets at Remita, said the company remains focused on building infrastructure that supports both everyday convenience and long-term national development.

“When people think about payment platforms, they often think about transactions. But behind many transactions are life-changing moments. For a student, a WAEC registration PIN can represent access to higher education, economic opportunity, and a different future.

“At Remita, we are proud that our infrastructure has supported millions of Nigerians through critical moments over the years. As Africa continues to participate more actively in the global digital economy, enabling educational access at scale becomes not just important, but strategic.

He added that Remita’s continued investment in accessible digital infrastructure reflects a broader belief that technology should help remove barriers and expand opportunities for citizens.

“Technology achieves its highest value when it expands access to opportunity,” he said.

As conversations around talent shortages intensify globally, countries that succeed in reducing friction around educational access today will be better positioned to compete for the innovation economy of tomorrow.

With Remita’s instant PIN delivery system, candidates and parents can complete purchases within minutes from their phones or laptops without visiting physical locations or waiting in long queues.

The platform also supports bulk purchases for schools, churches, NGOs, local governments, and community organisations coordinating registrations for multiple candidates through a single, streamlined process.

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Today, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) demonstrated that it cannot be left behind in the new technological dispensation where data really calls the tune.

The 71-year-old showcased her understanding of this famous quote by Clive with the public unveiling of its innovative Education Statistics platform called EDUSTAT at the Nigeria National Headquarters, Yaba, Lagos.

EDUSTAT is an Artificial Intelligence driven platform designed by the Council in partnership with Sidmach Technologies Nigeria Limited, an ingenious indigenous software company, to ease access to quality data and insights in the educational sector.

As this implies, EDUSTAT is an innovative educational statistics platform designed to leverage WAEC’s comprehensive and reliable database of over 50 million candidates who have been tested over the years.

Setting the ball rolling, Mr. Patrick Ehidiamen Areghan, the Head of National Office, WAEC (Nigeria), explained the rationale behind the launching of EDUSTAT.

“This innovation was done to take the edge off the manual access to data by stakeholders, improve the quality of service delivery and generate more revenue for the Council. WAEC Nigeria again leverages technology, detailed data analysis and insights, to establish itself as a leading light in the educational sector and a future brand by introducing this Educational Statistical Platform.

“As you all know, the new world is smarter and more instant. The access to statistical data analysis, its collation, interpretation and presentation cannot be different. Businesses and organizations alike need every edge and advantage they can get to improve service delivery, thanks to the rapidly changing markets, economic uncertainties, shifting political landscape, customer-focus, and even the global Pandemic, which have made statistical analysis more sought-after by researchers, for fact analysis and findings.

“The West African Examinations Council is committed to its mission of remaining Africa’s foremost examining body, providing qualitative and reliable educational assessment, encouraging academic and moral excellence, and promoting sustainable human resource development and international cooperation. In meeting the growing global demands for corporate organisations, sometimes, it takes just one individual to come up with an innovative approach that gives the organisation a competitive edge. Still, more often than not, it requires the collaboration of various teams and the combination of many different data sources.”

Mr. Areghan added that as an examining body that has survived the centrifugal forces of the colonial era and remains the foremost examining body in the West African Sub-region, with a vast and rich database, it has become expedient to completely migrate from the manual way of interpreting data to a more sophisticated and advanced mode of data interpretation through technology.

Why EDUSTAT is a win-win for the Education Sector

For many stakeholders, lack of quality data has led to inconsistencies and multiple data copies in education.

“For others,” Areghan said, “incorrect data and the absence of analytics have led to false facts resulting in bad decisions-making and loss of revenue, in some cases.

“WAEC identified these issues and sought to solve the problem through its new EDUSTAT product, which addresses poor infrastructure and the manual process of assessing educational insights and statistics”.

Benefits of EDUSTAT

The Head of National Office, WAEC, further explained that “The new product, EDUSTAT, is borne out of the desire to provide stakeholders, such as researchers, funding agencies, government institutions, school administrators and parents with a reliable platform that provides educational insights collected from multiple sources and delivered in simplified graphs, summaries, and dashboards which help them enhance their decisions”.

The core benefit of EDUSTAT platform is access to a comprehensive interactive Web Report.

“Also, the platform offers detailed and smart statistical insights into education and assessment dynamics, using historical and current data to provide detailed intelligence for stakeholders across the globe, in a smart and easily accessible manner. One of the key features of this platform is its ability to analyze data in real-time”, he said.

This means that educators can get immediate feedback on how their students are performing, enabling them to adjust their teaching strategies as needed. Additionally, the platform is designed to be user-friendly and customizable, allowing educators to tailor it to their specific needs and preferences.

“This platform results from years of research, development, and collaboration, and we are confident that it will revolutionize how data is accessed”, he explained.

He reminded stakeholders who gathered at the ceremony that education is one of the most important investments “we can make as a society. It is the key to unlocking opportunities, improving our lives and driving economic growth”.

“However, to achieve the best outcomes for our students, we need to be able to measure and analyze educational data effectively. This is where the EDUSTAT platform comes in”.

He said this new platform seeks to change views about data analysis by providing users with easy-to-use tools to analyze and visualize data.

Also speaking, Mr. Chijioke Ekeh, the Managing Director of Sidmach Technologies Nig. Limited, applauded the management of the West African examinations body for their foresight in identifying the need to democratize education data for the benefit of the regional education sector and economies at large.

He pledged Sidmach’s continued support to achieve greater heights in the sector.

During a demo session, Mr. Akintunde Opawole, the Product Manager at Sidmach Technologies Nigeria Limited, said EDUSTAT offers a wide range of features that will benefit the user.

He collaborated on the statement by Mr. Areghan’s that the artificial intelligence-driven platform provides, for instance Government agencies, detailed statistics on student enrollment, graduation rates, and academic performance at various levels of government.

This information will help policy makers make data-driven decisions about education policy, funding, and program design.

For schools, the platform offers student-level data on academic performance, attendance, and demographic information.

This data can be used to identify areas of strengths and weaknesses within the school and inform decisions about how to improve student outcomes. Institutions such as universities and colleges can also benefit from the platform by accessing data on enrollment and academic performance of their students. This information can be used to identify areas where additional resources are needed to support students and improve overall performance.

Similarly, the platform provides researchers with a comprehensive and intuitive way to track and analyze educational statistics. It is designed to be accessible to educators at all levels, from classroom teachers to school administrators and policy makers.

With this platform, you can easily track student progress, identify areas of weakness, and make data-driven decisions to improve outcomes for all students.

Users of WAEC EDUSTAT can log on to https//.waec.edustat.ng to sign up, select parameters, select their preferred method of report generation (Summaries, Charts, Maps, Trends), make payments, download and use the content for personal / official purpose.

WACE and its partner, Sidmach Technologies, received accolades from stakeholders who gathered at the launch.

Some photos from the ceremony:

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With over 40 million tested candidates in the last 71 years of its operations, WAEC in partnership with Sidmach Technologies, an ICT firm that develops and deploys software solutions at scale to solve high-impact business challenges, will this week launch a revolutionary education data platform codenamed EduStat.

Why EduStat?

As WAEC prepares to launch its revolutionary education statistics platform think about this scenario:

Olabisi Adebanjo (fictional name) is a final year student of XYZ University. She plans to conduct a review on students’ Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCE) performances in the last 10 years. Olabisi’s plan is to use Machine Learning to evaluate students’ performances in a particular school in Oyo State; from the results she can project how the school will perform in the next five SSCE sittings should things remain as they are, presently.

She also plans to make recommendations to students, parents, teachers, the school management, educational body (the government), and ultimately to commercialise her project building an EdTech startup upon passing out from her National Youth Service Corp.

Now, Olabisi is faced with one challenge – arranging the data set to achieve her goal. Where is the data?

This is where Edustat comes in. The platform offers educational analysis, using data visualization and data analysis tools as well as reliable educational assessment data to help users make informed decisions.

WAEC has been generating a lot of data over the years. Imagine 71 years of data backlogs in its vaults. And there are people who seek this data for academic purposes or government projects.

So, working with Sidmach, WAEC built the EduStat portal for real-time generation of educational statistics over the years. And you should be excited because as a user you can filter the data down to specifics!

Who needs EduStat?

Researchers/academics (PhD students, professorship, masters) – It is usually difficult to access accurate data that cover education statistics in gender, persons with disabilities, regions, male/female and other indexes. Researchers will have a cause to smile because EduStat contains more than just statistical numbers; you are assured of infographics. The developers infused a summary of the statistics using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools.

Therein are Graphs Optimization Guides (GOG) for people who have not used electronics graphs before. This guide tells them what each part of the graph represents; you can pan on the graphics too. You can query the graphics according to dates, or times.

Interestingly, the numbers can be converted in tabular formats – standard deviation of what statistics you are looking for. You can also save your report for personalized use – it can be downloaded as PDF and the graphs can be saved as Image to be used in presentations.

The opportunities are numerous. Governments at all levels – Federal, State, LGA; MDAs, are welcome to use EduStat.

For instance, Kebbi State Government wants to assess the state’s performances in SSCE over the years. They can compare their State with other States for developmental planning, interventions (in case the students are not doing well in certain subjects like English, Mathematics, etc).

A State Government that pays WAEC fees their students would cherish to have the accurate data of their performances. This data is unique to WAEC! You can’t find it at the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In fact, NBS relies on WAEC to provide them with certain data.

The usage is anonymous-based data. Unlike some institutions that share personal data; the WAEC EduStat is GDPR and NDPR compliant.

Thus, Funding Agencies – The World Bank, UNESCO, DFID, etc., who are looking for reliable data for interventions for scholarships, erect classrooms/ this will help for informed decisions.

Schools are not left out. Schools would want to know how they perform in WAEC; maybe for the bragging rights of 9As or other achievements. This will help them compare with other schools. They can track how their female students are performing; how the students (generally) are doing per subject; juxtapose their performance to others.

So, with AI Predictive Modelling, schools shall be able to predict how students will perform in WAEC.

Parents who moved to new locations, but do not know which School to pick for their kids. Worry not; you can assess schools’ performance in WAEC through EduStat.

Private Corporate/Individuals – Any company that does anything on Education like uLessons, Edusko, – this will help them to build, scale-up their products, contents, or solutions around particular subjects. They can ascertain how candidates are performing, for each subject, in real-time.

You feel like signing up on EduStat, right? Great! WAEC will launch the product this week and you will get to know how to subscribe and even the Wallet system that follows.

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Often, education data is used to measure the success of a State, Region, Institutions or Individuals and benchmark them against others to improve your own work, products, or processes.

Nowadays, most States publish annual report ‘detailing’ education data meant to hold schools accountable, but why are the students’ success rates at examinations not improving?

It simply means there’s a problem. The information presented in most of these annual reports or scorecards are not always reliable. And the fault lies in the way the data is sourced, compiled and presented.

What exactly goes wrong? How does data become inaccurate? And where can students, parents, schools, researchers, businesses and the government get accurate data about schools’ performances with regards to learning and examinations in Nigeria?

Missing Data

I can boldly say that the ‘missing data’ is at the ‘vault’ of the 71-year-old West African Examinations Council (WAEC) established in 1952 to be a world-class examining body, adding value to the educational goals of its stakeholders. How?

Yes, many reports churn out of researches or academic exercises lack sufficient and accurate data. In many cases, data was not available on demographics like gender, ethnicity, income level, or disabilities. On top of that, most reports can point to the exact key performance indicators.

Takeaway > Many challenges in the educational sector will remain unsolved without access to accurate data. Data!

Let’s break it down: Increase in infrastructural decay, limited resources including personnel, and/or adequate funding in the education sector are traceable to lack of accurate, adequate and real-time access to data for planning and decision-making.

The UN recently released a damning report that only 15 percent of Nigerians have access to electricity, while UNESCO states that only 24 percent receive secondary education or higher.

What statistics like these throw to our faces are the reasons an overwhelming number of Nigerian children lack access a basic education, even in a 21st Century world.

Therefore, a data-driven approach can help address problems such as the lack of infrastructure by using local statistics to identify areas where progress can be made.

For corporate organisations, sometimes it takes just one individual to come up with an innovative new approach that gives your organisation the competitive edge, but more often than not, it requires the collaboration of various different teams and the combination of lots of different data sources.

In today’s fast-paced and artificial intelligence (AI) driven world, most executives agree data-driven operations across lines of business is key to a winning strategy.

Illustrating that point is the 85% increased investment in digital capabilities and 77% increased investment in IT, as reported in the 2022 Gartner CEO and Senior Business Executive Survey. Giving your employees the ability to access and make sense of their data, whether they sit within technical teams or not, is therefore crucial to your success.

Your data needs to be democratised across the business, although this is often harder than it would seem.

According to New Vantage Partners’ Data and AI Leadership Executive Survey 2022, only 27% of organisations have managed to nail this, with another 19% struggling to establish a data culture.

Through 2025, 80% of organisations seeking to scale digital business will fail because they don’t take a modern approach to data and analytics governance, as stated by Gartner’s State of Data and Analytics Governance.

Unfortunately, modernising tech stacks and migrating to the cloud are not enough to put the right data in the right hands of everyone across the business. Organisations must modernise their governance practices to fully uphold their efforts.

For instance, if an Educational Technology (EdTech) startup can find out why there aren’t enough schools in a certain area, they can use census data to determine how many students live there.

Upon completion of that phase, they move further to collaborate with government officials to work out what must be done — maybe constructing more schools or finding ways to transport students who currently walk long distances to school each day.

How about researchers? It is a no-brainer that ‘poor quality data can have serious effects on later analysis. Data containing errors of commission or omission have the potential of throwing off analytical calculations, which may then lead to incorrect conclusions’.

Real-Time Access to Data is the Solution

The best way to describe this is to see education data as an apparatus that receives and uses inputs to help run the educational process, producing outputs that tangible and/or measurable. Data use deepens critical thinking and decision-making by parents, teachers, students, educational institutions, researchers, donor agencies/NGOs, businesses and the government.

Thus, collecting and analyzing data to determine why children are out of school will allow you to take actionable steps to reduce these numbers. For example, if you find that many young girls drop out after their first menstruation cycle (usually around age 12 or 13), you can focus resources on providing private sanitation facilities for girls at their schools.

This will help eliminate hygiene-related reasons for young girls dropping out of school and ensure they stay engaged with education.

By collecting data about why children aren’t enrolled in school, it is possible to make informed decisions about how best to address your target population’s needs.

You can also use data to measure how effective interventions have been in reducing dropout rates. This information can be used by decision-makers to create programs tailored specifically for your region and local culture.

In addition to focusing on specific groups based on location and demographics, you can collect data from each student who has dropped out of school.

So, innovative solutions informed by high-quality data and evidence can help improve school performance and keep children in school, especially those who are most at risk of dropping out.

Currently, 1 in 6 Nigerian students is not enrolled or attends irregularly, but with proper attention to data, concerned stakeholder can make sure that not one more Nigerian child has to grow up without an education. This will require political will, effective planning, and coordination between federal and state government officials as well as local communities.

Well, there is light at the end of the tunnel, as the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), is taking the bull by the horn through the introduction of an artificial intelligence-driven Education Statistics (EduStat) platform.

Find out about more about the potentials of EduStat here.

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The EdTech platform has helped over 300,000 students across Nigeria prepare for and pass local and international examinations through mobile-based practice, offline learning resources, and online instruction.

The update comes as registration for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is expected to commence soon.

According to the company, the new features include AI-powered explanations for exam questions, expanded offline practice tools, and a live online lesson module.

The AI explanation feature is designed to provide step-by-step reasoning for exam questions, with particular focus on subjects such as Mathematics and Physics.

The system explains how answers are derived rather than simply presenting final results, a model the company says is intended to support conceptual understanding.

In addition, Class54 has introduced live online lessons that allow students to participate in real-time virtual classes led by subject instructors. The sessions are structured to cover syllabus topics and examination strategies through interactive teaching.

Speaking on the technical development behind the update, Class54’s Chief Technology Officer, Oluwasegun Ige, said the platform was built to balance academic depth with mobile accessibility.

“Delivering AI-powered explanations and live lessons in a lightweight mobile environment required careful optimization,” Ige said. “The focus was to ensure the platform remains usable even with limited data access, while maintaining strong offline functionality.”

The platform also continues to offer full offline access to over 25 years of past JAMB and WAEC questions, alongside a voice-enabled assistant that reads exam literature and summaries aloud for users.

Class54 operates on a single subscription model, which covers JAMB, WAEC, and Post-UTME preparation. The company says the plan is designed to reduce the need for multiple exam preparation tools.

With the 2026 examination cycle approaching, Class54 stated that the latest update is intended to provide students with additional digital learning options alongside traditional study methods. The mobile application is available on both Android and iOS platforms.

More About Class54

• Class54 is a Nigerian education technology platform focused on exam preparation for local and international assessments. The company provides mobile-based practice tools, offline learning resources, and online instructional support for students across Nigeria.

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The program aims to support final-year students with curriculum-aligned resources and exam practice tools ahead of CBT based WAEC and JAMB 2026 examinations.

First released in 2011, SuccessBOX for over 14 years has helped more than 1.2million of learners excel in WAEC and other exams, offering interactive study resources, exam-style practice, real-time feedback, and analytics.

Testimonials from high-achieving graduates reinforce the platform’s impact on improving confidence and academic outcomes.

During the pandemic in 2020, schools were closed and in less than 4 weeks to the WAEC examination, the Lagos State Government deployed SuccessBOX for its students in examinations classes JS3 and SS3. 

The impressive results that year and the subsequent years that followed earned SuccessBOX excellent reputation and recognition.

When public school students’ performance in WAEC 2021 hit 79%, the Government of Lagos State awarded Chronicles Software the Governor’s Platinum Awards in 2022 for its numerous interventions in education across Lagos. 

“Our newest Al powered study and learning platform, SuccessBOX.net can now support over 2 million students to study smartly and better prepare for excellence in their CBT style examining in 2026” said Oluwatosin Oluwakoyejo, CEO, Chronicles Software. “By opening SuccessBOX to all SS3 students at no cost, we’re breaking down barriers to quality preparation and empowering young people to succeed.”

As part of activities marking 15th Anniversary of SuccessBOX next year, the company will be awarding the sum of 10 million Naira to top students and innovative teachers on the SuccessBOX.ng platform. Students, parents, educators and schools are encouraged to take advantage. 

This initiative reflects SuccessBOX’s commitment to making the delivery of quality education and innovative CBT based exam assessment preparation accessible to every learner, regardless of location or background.

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This was the focus of the inaugural webinar hosted by DIniti8tive in partnership with the Quality Education Development Associates (QEDA), themed “Connectivity and the Cost/Integrity of National Examinations in Nigeria.”

Moderated by Esther Adegunle, associate director for Business and Economic Growth at DAI, the session examined four critical issues: the role of connectivity in exam fairness, the economic and social costs of exam-day glitches, policy and technology innovations, and the launch of DIniti8tive’s policy advocacy platform for education reform.

Delivering the opening remarks, Dr. Dara Akala, international development expert and former executive director of the PIND Foundation, emphasized that while Nigeria has made strides in digitalization, challenges remain in education.

“Connectivity gaps, rising telecom costs, and weak ICT infrastructure risk excluding millions of students, especially in rural and underserved communities. This transition must be fair and inclusive,” he said.

The keynote address was delivered by Chief Osita Chidoka, former minister of Aviation and Chancellor of the Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership, who championed Nigeria’s digital readiness.

He cited JAMB’s CBT success as proof that large-scale digital reforms are possible.

“Over the last decade, Nigeria has undergone a silent digital revolution, from banking to voter registration. The key question is: can we deliver fair, accessible, glitch-free digital examinations for every Nigerian child? The answer depends on political will and sustained innovation,” Chidoka asserted.

Chidoka also shared his experience digitizing processes at the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), including accident reporting, e-ticketing, and staff promotion exams, stressing that digital systems thrive when backed by leadership and infrastructure.

Also speaking, Dr. Fidelis Ekom, co-founder and Managing Partner of DIniti8tive, reiterated the group’s commitment to advocacy and collaboration.

“Today we interrogated a subject that touches the core of educational equity in Nigeria, connectivity and the cost and integrity of national examinations. Together, we’ve examined the realities: the infrastructure gaps, the economic and social toll of exam-day glitches, and the risk of leaving millions of children behind as we transition to full CBT systems.

“Nigeria does not need to disrupt existing systems like JAMB and WAEC. We must expand their capacity, reinforce their integrity, and ensure inclusivity. Every child deserves a fair chance to prove their potential, no matter where they live.

“But more importantly, we have spotlighted solutions: Strengthening connectivity and infrastructure to reach underserved communities; leveraging technology and EdTech innovations that are low-cost, inclusive, and scalable; ensuring shared accountability frameworks where exam bodies, parents, students, and schools co-create solutions, and fostering bold partnerships across government, private sector, and civil society that can truly move us from plans to performance,” Ekom said.

Stakeholders, including representatives from WAEC, NANS, NAPTAN, NAPPS, parents, legal experts, and EdTech innovators, contributed to the discussions, underscoring the need for public-private partnerships to strengthen exam systems.

As next steps, DIniti8tive announced plans to produce a post-event policy brief, share digital advocacy tools, and launch pilot projects that improve exam connectivity, fairness, and reliability ahead of the 2026 CBT deadline.

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For over a decade, Remita has partnered with the West African Examination Council to simplify the registration process for candidates nationwide.

The 2025 registration window runs from June 30 to August 22, and students can purchase their registration PINs on www.remita.net/waec.

After purchase, candidates are expected to complete their registration at any designated CBT centre.

In a country where over 60% of the population is under 25 and access to education remains critical to national progress, Remita’s sustained role in enabling payments for essential academic milestones is both strategic and symbolic.

It reflects not only the platform’s robust technology but also a deep-seated commitment to empowering young Nigerians with the tools to shape their futures.

For many students – particularly those seeking to rewrite their academic outcomes – this exam is not just a second chance, but a crucial step toward upward mobility.

Chinedu Alisa, head of Enterprise Assets at Remita, commented on the current registration cycle saying:

“We are not new to this. We have built the infrastructure that powers not just business and government transactions, but moments that shape lives – like a student securing their future. Our technology serves millions, yet we remain focused on each individual and their journey. Writing the WAEC  exam is a defining milestone for many, and every seamless transaction on our platform brings them one step closer to their next chapter. At Remita, we are not just processing payments – we are enabling possibilities.”

As demand for digital access continues to grow, Remita has tackled some of the most persistent barriers to WAEC registration, including payments, unreliable platforms, and limited reach in underserved areas.

Through a combination of resilient infrastructure, real-time processing, intuitive user experience, and 24/7 accessibility, Remita ensures the process is efficient, stress-free, transparent, and widely accessible.

The Remita platform supports high-volume transactions, connects directly to banks, merchants, and payment providers, and is designed to scale with the needs of a growing digital population.

Through both online and in-person touchpoints, Remita has become a cornerstone of Nigeria’s payments ecosystem – bridging digital innovation with real-world access.

“Our mission has always gone beyond business. It’s about national development, equity, and innovation,” Alisa added. “Whether it’s WAEC, salaries, taxes, transfers, or donations, we are the platform that powers every payment – for everyone, everywhere.”

As WAEC, the education sector, and broader Nigerian society continue to advance, Remita is evolving alongside.

From its early role in powering government and corporate payments, the company has become a vital platform for daily life – supporting school fees, interbank transfers, retail payments, and more.

Education remains one of its most impactful touchpoints.

In a rapidly maturing digital economy, Remita sees a future where education, empowerment, and technology intersect seamlessly – supported by infrastructure that is locally rooted and globally relevant.

As the 2025 WAEC Second Series registration opens, Remita encourages students, parents, and schools to take advantage of its secure and convenient payment channels for a smooth and timely registration experience.

Remita’s continued work in education reflects a broader commitment to building infrastructure for inclusive progress – where every transaction brings people closer to their goals, and no one is excluded from opportunity due to geography, income, or access.

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Recall, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), last Monday released the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UMTE), raising concerns about mass failure as more than 1.5 million out of 1.9 million candidates whose results were released scored below 200.

The UTME is graded over 400, with each candidate assessed in four subjects scored over 100 marks each.

A breakdown of the results released by JAMB on Monday showed that 983,187 candidates (50.29%) scored between 160 and 199, while 488,197 candidates (24.97%) scored between 140 and 159.

Additionally, 57,419 candidates (2.94%) scored between 120 and 139.

However, Glo, in a statement in Lagos over the weekend, highlighted the benefits of its Examination Preparatory Service, including innovative solutions designed to help students excel in examination such as JAMB, WAEC, and IELTS, adding that it would help reverse poor performance of students in CBT exams such as the one witnessed in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

“The Glo Examination Preparatory Service provides students with practical tips and strategies to improve their performance in exams. By subscribing to the service, students can access practice materials, educational videos, and targeted exam preparation content. This comprehensive approach enables students to familiarize themselves with exam formats, identify areas of weakness, and develop effective exam-taking strategies”, said Globacom.

Globacom’s Examination Preparatory Service gives practical tips on how to become familiar with the format, structure, and type of questions asked in the exams, and reinforce their understanding of key concepts, address challenges, thereby increasing their success rates when they participate in the exams.

To subscribe to the service which covers up to twenty subjects with links to educational videos, students can dial *20791*6#, on their mobile lines and select their intended exam from the menu.

The content is supplied on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis, and users are charged at the applicable price for each successful subscription.

Additionally, customers who opt-in for this service will have access to trivia questions built around the exam syllabus, with top scorers winning fantastic airtime, data, and cash prizes.

The Company explained that this service will help combat poor examination performances among secondary school students and candidates sitting for entrance undergraduate examinations by providing students with the tools and resources they need to succeed.

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