JAMB and WAEC have agreed to end multiple O’Level verification charges, replacing them with a single ₦4,000 fee aimed at cutting costs, easing administrative burdens and making the admission process simpler for candidates.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have introduced a new arrangement for candidates seeking admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions to now pay a one-off N4,000 to verify their O’Level results.
A joint statement by the bodies signed by Head, Public Affairs, WAEC, Moyosola Adesina, on Tuesday, noted that the new arrangement is expected to bring relief to admission seekers who have often been subjected to repeated verification of their academic credentials by different institutions during the admission process.
The collaboration, the two examination and admission bodies said, was designed to put candidates’ interests first by cutting unnecessary costs, reducing administrative stress and simplifying the admission process while safeguarding the integrity and security of academic records.
Candidates whose admissions are regulated by JAMB are required to verify their WAEC results once through JAMB, after which the verification outcome will be made available to the relevant tertiary institution.
According to the statement, candidates would make the ₦4,000 payment only through the specified JAMB Verification Service platform, stressing that the fee should not be paid to individual institutions.
The two bodies also directed tertiary institutions to utilise the verified results supplied by JAMB for admission screening, processing and other administrative purposes.
Consequently, institutions are not permitted to demand additional payments from candidates for another verification of the same WAEC result.
The new policy follows a series of meetings and consultations between JAMB and WAEC aimed at simplifying the verification process and reducing the financial and logistical burden on admission seekers.
According to the statement, WAEC has authorised JAMB to share the outcome of the verification exercise with relevant tertiary institutions for admission-related purposes.
“This arrangement is designed to ensure that candidates who have successfully verified their WASSCE O’ Level result through the Verification Service platform will not be required to repeat the same verification exercise,” the bodies said.
They explained that the initiative would also enable candidates to initiate the verification process from the comfort of their homes or any internet-enabled location, reducing the need for repeated visits to tertiary institutions or JAMB-approved Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres.
JAMB and WAEC urged candidates to take advantage of the new arrangement by completing their WASSCE O’Level verification through the JAMB-provided platform once, noting that the verified result would subsequently be available to the institution where the candidate seeks admission.
