Group rejects hike in WAEC, NECO fees, urges FG to reverse decision
By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Campaign for Equal Rights and Opportunities for All Nigerians (CERON) has condemned the Federal Government’s approval of an increase in the registration fees for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO), describing the decision as insensitive to the prevailing economic hardship.
Odiir called on the Federal Government to immediately reverse the decision, saying the proposed increase had been widely rejected by parents and education stakeholders.
The group said millions of Nigerian families were already struggling with rising living costs and worsening poverty, warning that the increase in examination fees would place additional financial pressure on parents and could worsen the country’s out-of-school children crisis.
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