Candidates seeking admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions will no longer need to worry about paying multiple verification fees for their WASSCE O’Level results, following a fresh directive from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and the West African Examinations Council.
In a joint press statement issued on Tuesday, the two examination bodies clarified that candidates are only required to pay N4,000 once to verify their results, regardless of how many institutions they apply to.
The clarification comes on the heels of JAMB’s recent rollout of a remote verification system, which connects the Board’s e Facility platform directly with examination bodies, starting with WAEC, allowing candidates to confirm and upload their O’Level results from any internet enabled location without visiting JAMB approved Computer Based Test centres. To begin the process, candidates provide their National Identification Number, select their number of sittings and examination body, then make payment before entering their examination number, series and year.
“Candidates are to pay N4,000 only, once, for the verification of their WASSCE O’ Level results on the specified platform and not through their desired institutions,” the statement read.
Tertiary institutions have been instructed to rely solely on the verified results transmitted through JAMB rather than demanding fresh verification from candidates. “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,” the agencies stated.
WAEC disclosed that it had given JAMB the go ahead to share verification outcomes with institutions directly, noting, “WAEC has agreed to permit JAMB to share the outcome of the verification exercise with the relevant tertiary institutions” for admission purposes.
Both bodies explained that the initiative was designed to eliminate the previously fragmented process, where candidates faced repeated checks by different institutions after already submitting their results to JAMB, describing it as a “one verification, multiple uses” system. JAMB had earlier stated that the direct verification approach was also meant to curb problems linked to manual uploads, including misplaced paper results and fraudulent or unverified certificates.
They added that the collaboration would also help curb the presentation of fake or altered certificates, strengthening the overall integrity of admission records nationwide.
Candidates going through the 2026/2027 admission cycle have been urged to complete their verification early, retain their verification code and payment evidence, and check their JAMB e Facility profile to confirm the process was successfully completed.
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