By Joseph Erunke, Abuja
The Federal Government has reduced the fees for textbook assessment and ranking ahead of the rollout of the National Textbook Ranking System in September 2026.
The move, announced by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) on Wednesday, is aimed at easing the financial burden on publishers and authors while encouraging wider participation in the new textbook evaluation process.
In a statement signed by the Executive Secretary of NERDC, Prof. Salisu Shehu, the Council said the assessment fee has been reduced by 25 per cent, from N2,000 to N1,500 per page, while the ranking fee has been cut from N1 million to N750,000 per textbook title.
According to the statement, publishers and authors seeking assessment and ranking of their textbooks should begin making payments based on the revised rates with immediate effect.
