Candidates seeking admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions will now pay N4,000 only once to verify their WAEC O’Level results under a new arrangement introduced by JAMB and WAEC.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and the West African Examinations Council announced the development following consultations on the recently introduced system for remote O’Level result verification.
Under the new arrangement, candidates whose admissions are regulated by JAMB will verify their WAEC results once through the board’s designated Verification Service platform.
After successful verification, the outcome will be made available to the relevant tertiary institution for admission screening, processing and other administrative purposes.
JAMB and WAEC stressed that the N4,000 payment must be made through the specified JAMB platform and not directly to the institution where the candidate is seeking admission.
The institutions have also been directed to use the verified results transmitted by JAMB instead of demanding another verification of the same O’Level credentials.
This means candidates who have successfully completed the verification process should not be required to make additional payments to their chosen institutions for the same exercise.
The policy is expected to reduce the financial pressure on admission seekers who have previously faced multiple verification charges while processing admission into different institutions.
It is also expected to reduce the administrative stress associated with repeatedly submitting or verifying the same academic credentials during the admission process.
WAEC has authorised JAMB to share verification outcomes with relevant tertiary institutions, allowing schools to access the verified information required for admission-related procedures.
The arrangement is part of broader efforts by both examination and admission bodies to simplify the tertiary admission process while maintaining the integrity and security of candidates’ academic records.
JAMB and WAEC said the new system would also reduce the need for candidates to make repeated trips to tertiary institutions or JAMB-approved Computer-Based Test centres simply to verify their results.
Candidates can initiate the verification process from home or any location with internet access, making the exercise more convenient for admission seekers.
The development follows JAMB’s recent introduction of a technology-driven system that allows candidates to upload their O’Level results remotely while the board verifies the credentials directly with the relevant examination bodies.
The verification system initially commenced with WAEC results, with JAMB explaining that the integration of its e-Facility platform with examination bodies would allow results to be checked against official examination records.
The new one-off payment arrangement now provides further clarity on how candidates are expected to complete the process and how their verified results will subsequently be used by tertiary institutions.
JAMB and WAEC urged candidates to take advantage of the new arrangement by completing their WASSCE O’Level verification through the approved JAMB platform.
They also warned candidates against paying institutions separately for verification after successfully completing the process through JAMB.
The bodies said the collaboration was designed to put candidates’ interests first by reducing unnecessary costs, cutting administrative burdens and simplifying admission procedures.
The initiative is also expected to strengthen the verification of academic credentials and reduce opportunities for candidates to present fake, altered or unverifiable O’Level results during admission processing.
For thousands of admission seekers navigating the 2026/2027 academic session, the policy could provide significant relief by replacing repeated verification payments with a single N4,000 charge.
The change also places greater responsibility on tertiary institutions to rely on the verification outcome supplied through JAMB rather than creating separate verification requirements for candidates.
JAMB and WAEC have therefore effectively shifted O’Level verification towards a centralised system in which candidates complete the process once and the verified result can subsequently be shared with the institution concerned.