President Bola Tinubu has issued a directive to federal universities across the country to put an end to the increment in school fees.
“President Tinubu has directed the authorities in all federal institutions of higher learning to avoid an arbitrary increase in sundry fees payable and where possible defer further increase so that parents and students don’t face too many difficulties,” Dele Alake, the President’s special adviser on special duties, communications and strategy, stated in a statement on Monday.
Alake said the President also approved the provision of buses to the students’ bodies of all universities, polytechnics and colleges of education across the country to ease the burden of the fuel subsidy removal on students as well as the “additional cost of daily commuting on parents and guardians.”
“The desire of the President is to see that students can access their campuses without much difficulty as a result of higher transportation costs,” Alake’s statement reads.
“President Tinubu also approved the removal of all restrictions on the students’ loan to make it available to any student or household that may desire it,” the statement added.
This, Alake said, is in line with his promise to ensure that no Nigerian student abandons their educational pursuits as a result of the parent’s financial constraints.
The President commended “the courage, wisdom and partnership of Nigerian students as our country navigates this challenging time.”
And he reiterated his commitment “to prioritise education and the needs of the students, improve the welfare of teaching and non-academic staff and invest in infrastructure to make our institutions of higher learning more globally competitive.”
