The Federal Government has suspended its controversial plan to increase registration fees for WAEC and NECO examinations following significant public backlash. The proposed hike would have raised NECO fees by 67 percent to N50,000 and WAEC fees by 85 percent to N50,000. Critics argue the move displayed a fundamental disconnect from the economic realities of Nigerian households, particularly amid a severe cost-of-living crisis and a N70,000 minimum wage. Education experts have called for a permanent abandonment of the policy, emphasizing the need for government subsidies to curb Nigeria’s high out-of-school rates and support human capital development.