July 11, (THEWILL) – The House of Representatives has asked universities to suspend the implementation of the recent increase in tuition fees.
The House also asked the Federal Ministry of Education to immediately reverse the recent hike in school fees in Federal Government Colleges (Unity secondary schools).
The directive followed two separate motions by Aliyu Sani Madaki, on the need to suspend the Implementation of an Increase in tuition fees by federal universities and the need to reverse the recent hike of school fees in Unity Secondary Schools in Nigeria by Kama Nkemkanma.
Madaki noted that because of poor funding of tertiary education and rising inflation, federal universities including Bayero University, Kano; the University of Nigeria, Nsukka; the University of Uyo; University of Maiduguri; Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike; and Federal University, Dutse, among others, increased tuition fee from 100% to 200%, while hostel fees were increased from 50% to 100%.
Presenting the motion on the increase in fees for unity schools, Kama Nkemkanma said unity schools were established to promote national unity and provide quality, as well as affordable education to students from different parts, regardless of their socio-economic background.
The House resolved that the Federal Government take immediate steps to adequately fund the education sector by increasing budgetary provisions to ensure that Nigerian students have access to quality and affordable basic and senior secondary education.
It also resolved to investigate the fee hike by Federal Universities and Federal Government Colleges across the Country.
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