The Federal Government has suspended the planned review of registration fees for the 2027 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), following widespread concerns from Nigerians. The suspension was announced in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Director of Press and Public Relations of the Federal Ministry of Education, Folasade Boriowo.

The Federal Government’s approval of a new N50,000 registration fee for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) has triggered criticism from education stakeholders, who warn that the move could increase the financial burden on families and further deepen Nigeria’s education challenges.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board's three-year ban on Anambra student Ejikeme Mmesoma, which was issued following one of Nigeria's most contentious examination scandals, is set to expire in July, allowing her to retake the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. In July 2023, Mmesoma gained national prominence after claiming to have received a score of 362 on the UTME, which would have placed her among the top candidates in the nation.

A member of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has called on President Bola Tinubu to halt the implementation of the recently approved reforms to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), warning that key aspects of the proposed overhaul could weaken the scheme's original mission of promoting national unity and contributing to national defence.

Through the National University Advancement Programme, a new initiative aimed at enhancing alumni engagement, strategic partnerships, and institutional fundraising, the Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to making Nigerian universities financially sustainable and globally competitive. This was said by Education Minister Tunji Alausa in a keynote speech at the National University Advancement Program training for university officials' conclusion ceremony.

The Federal Government announced plans to remove the long-held policy of dividing junior and senior secondary schools on Tuesday, after it was revealed that more than 20 million students drop out before reaching senior secondary school. Dr. Tunji Alausa, the Minister of Education, claimed that the program, which was implemented to divide junior and senior secondary education into different administrative institutions, had not succeeded in its goal and had instead made education more difficult to access nationwide. This was revealed by Alausa during the opening of the Ministerial Implementation and Monitoring Committee of the Universal Basic Education Commission in Abuja.