The media aide of president Buhari, Ahmad Bashir has come out to say that the president has approved the reduction in cost of the final secondary school and post secondary school exams. 
The presidential aide who made the announcement through his twitter page said the reduction will take place from January 2019, according to the aide the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) forms has been reduced from N5,000 to N3,500 while the cost of National Examination Council (NECO) forms was reduced from N11,350 to N9,850.
President @MBuhari approves the reduction in the cost of Forms for JAMB UTME, NECO SSCE and Basic Education Certificate Examination
JAMB from N5,000 to N3,500,
NECO from N11,350, to N9,850.With effect from January 2019.
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) November 28, 2018
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