By Felix Khanoba
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) have agreed that candidates seeking admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions will pay ₦4,000 only once to verify their WASSCE/O’Level results.
Under the new arrangement, candidates whose admissions are regulated by JAMB will verify their WAEC results through JAMB, with the verified outcome subsequently made available to the institution where they seek admission.
The two examination bodies announced the resolution in a joint statement issued to clarify the recently introduced WASSCE/O’Level result verification policy.
According to the statement, candidates will no longer be required to repeat the verification process with individual tertiary institutions after completing the exercise through JAMB.
“Candidates are to pay ₦4,000 only, once, for the verification of their WASSCE O’ Level results on the specified platform and not through their desired institutions.”
The bodies also directed tertiary institutions to rely on the results verified and shared by JAMB for admission screening, processing and other administrative purposes.
“Tertiary institutions are to utilise the verified results shared by JAMB for screening, processing candidate admission and other administrative purposes. candidates shall not be required to pay for another verification.”
WAEC, the statement added, has authorised JAMB to share the outcome of the verification exercise with relevant tertiary institutions for the purposes of admission and related administrative processes.
The agencies said the one-off verification arrangement was designed to reduce the financial and logistical burden on admission seekers, particularly the need for repeated visits to tertiary institutions or JAMB-approved Computer-Based Test centres.
“This arrangement will significantly reduce the stress associated with repeated visits to institutions or JAMB-approved Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres, as candidates can initiate the verification process from the comfort of their homes or any internet-enabled location.”
JAMB and WAEC urged candidates to take advantage of the new system by verifying their WASSCE O’Level results once, stressing that the verified results would subsequently be utilised by the relevant institution.
The collaboration, according to the statement, is aimed at simplifying the admission process, reducing unnecessary costs for candidates and safeguarding the integrity and security of academic records.
