The approval was granted during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo at the State House Villa, Abuja.
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu who briefed state house correspondence on the outcome of the FEC meeting, said from January next year, a prospective student is to pay N3500 as against N5000.
For the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) being conducted by NECO, he said prospective students are to pay N9,850.
He urged the students to be up and doing in their respective Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, National Examination Council and Basic Education Certificate Examination.