2026 BECE Registration Begins as Lagos Moves Process Online
The Lagos State Government has announced the commencement of the 2026 electronic registration and payment exercise for the Basic Education Certificate Examination, BECE, covering all public and private junior secondary schools in the state.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the exercise, coordinated by the Lagos State Examinations Board, LSEB, will run from Monday, January 26 to Friday, March 27, 2026.
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According to the government, the initiative is designed to fully digitise the BECE registration process, eliminating the need for physical visits to the examinations board by school administrators, while improving efficiency, transparency, and accountability.
Details of the development were disclosed in a statement shared on the state government’s official X platform on Tuesday.
“The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Examinations Board, has commenced the 2026 BECE e-registration and payment exercise, which will run from January 26 to March 27, 2026,” the statement read.
The government explained that the move forms part of its broader strategy to deploy technology in modernising examination administration and simplifying procedures for schools across the state.
Speaking on the exercise, the Registrar of the LSEB, Mr Adebayo Orunsolu, urged schools to ensure the use of their newly issued School Codes when processing registrations.
He said public junior secondary schools are required to download the Offline Data Capturing Application from the board’s website at bece.examsboard.lagosstate.gov.ng to complete their submissions.
Orunsolu added that approved private junior secondary schools, schools operating under special permission, and continuing education centres are expected to access the board’s portal at pay.examsboard.com.ng to make payments, register candidates, and generate their login details.
He explained that approved private schools and public continuing education centres are to pay a registration fee of N10,000 per candidate, while private schools with special permission and private continuing education centres are required to pay N15,000 per candidate.
The registrar also advised schools presenting candidates with special needs, including those with visual impairments or albinism, to notify the board in advance to allow adequate arrangements before the examination begins.
The board further warned that late registration may attract penalties, noting that additional guidelines, where necessary, would be communicated to schools through zonal officers to ensure full compliance.
