Viral reports that the Federal Government has increased tuition fees in federal universities across the country have been described as “inaccurate and not correct.”
Debunking the reports, Dele Alake, the special adviser to the President on special duties, communications and strategy, clarified that federal universities in Nigeria remain tuition-free.
Alake explained, in a statement on Wednesday, that the modified fees are “discretionary charges by each university for hostel accommodation, registration, laboratory and other charges. They are not tuition fees.”
He said President Bola Tinubu will not arbitrarily raise the fees in federal universities because he is irrevocably committed to “ensuring that every Nigerian, regardless of the economic situation of their parents, have access to quality tertiary education.”
Alake stated that in addition to the students’ loans scheme, under the Student Loans Act which will be implemented in the next academic session that begins in September, the Tinubu-led government has devised other policies to “make sure all diligent students complete their education on time, notwithstanding their parents’ financial situation.”
This ranges from work-study programmes and granting of merit-based scholarships and grants, the Special Adviser said.
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