Tag: HIGH FEES

FG defends hike in fees in varsities

Aminu Imam

…As Reps propose 3% hike on students’ loan The Federal Ministry of Education has defended the increment of school fees in government-owned universities, saying the development was to cover the high cost of facilities by the institutions. This is just as the House of Representatives proposed an increase of three percent as against an initial one percent for students loan from revenue generated annually, as announced by President Bola Tinubu. Permanent Secretary of the ministry, David Adejo, during a meeting with the House of Representatives Committee on Students Loans, yesterday,…

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Coalition cites high fees for boycotting Borno LG elections

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A coalition of eight political parties which withdrew from participating in Borno Local Government elections said they were forced to withdraw for lack of fund to pay fees for the election. The political parties are National Rescue Movement (NRM), Action Peoples Party (APP), Young Progressing Party (YPP), BOOT Paty, Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), African Action Congress (AAC), People Redemption Party (PRP) and Allied Peoples Movement (APM). A statement on Saturday signed by Alhaji Abdulkadir Fema, the Chairman of the Coalition who is also the Chairman of APM, said they were…

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