All Federal Universities In Nigeria Are Now Free, Buhari Abolishes Tuition Fees

While briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council  meeting held at Aso Rock Villa on Wednesday, the Minister of State for Education, Anthony Anwuka, stated stated that no federal university should charge tuition fees, saying the law does not allow it.

According to DailyTrust, the minister who made the disclosure after the cabinet meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, said the council discussed the school fees being charged by various universities “and noted that as of law, no federal university should charge tuition fees.”

He also stated that the council understood that some federal universities charged fees per course unit, adding that the President Muhamamdu Buhari-led government would investigate and stop this.

Anwuka said the National Universities Commission had been directed to clarify and update the council on the matter.

He said: “We understand some universities now charge fees per course unit and we are going to make sure that we investigate that properly and make it stop.

“Students can pay other auxiliary fees, but not in excess. Various university councils and management should be able to fix what fees students should pay that is affordable and acceptable to the students. That is the position.

“The federal government does not determine fees for private and state universities. It only takes responsibility for fees paid in the federal universities.”

The minister also disclosed that the council approved the insurance of provisional licence for the the establishment of Skyline University in Kano.

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Posted: at 9-05-2018 06:19 PM (5 years ago) | Addicted Hero

ELECTION FEVER AFRICA STYLE!!!!!!!

Posted: at 9-05-2018 06:30 PM (5 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Watch out after election if he will not impose tuition  feed.election  bribe

Posted: at 9-05-2018 07:11 PM (5 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Hmmmm lies

Posted: at 9-05-2018 07:19 PM (5 years ago) | Hero

STUPID LIARS. DECEIVERS OF THE HIGHEST OTHER

Posted: at 9-05-2018 07:54 PM (5 years ago) | Gistmaniac

See wayo APC don't come again oh. After they have use CHANGE to deceive people to vote for them, now they want to use FREE TUITIONS FEES to deceive people in 2019. Nigerians should wise up,  this is a tricks to deceive people to vote for them. After Election they will pose tuition fees on students again. Plz my people don't listen to them. This is a big SCAM

Posted: at 9-05-2018 08:53 PM (5 years ago) | Newbie

The system needs a fixing, and the ways to fix it will be created in the brains of the generation, the solutions will form in your brains,   and it will come to fruition .

Posted: at 9-05-2018 10:38 PM (5 years ago) | Gistmaniac

OGA Bubu abeg free things,make another hand run the nation small make we see as e go be. We need change. Keep your fake promises naija no need am.

Posted: at 10-05-2018 08:58 AM (5 years ago) | Hero

get your facts rights...it has always been like that, but people dont know....montula

Posted: at 10-05-2018 10:09 AM (5 years ago) | Hero

But why is it now that he just understood or come to realize, that it is in the law after 3 years of leadership. I think it's just another campaign strategy. ASU strike and upheaval in the university system LOADING. Has there been free education in this country as far as we can remember even when the so call law was enacted? Please Presido, leave the tuition fee, because you, your relative and politicians will not feel the bite if thing go HEYWIRE. We are not complaining sir. Tuition fee is not the problem with priority to be fixed for now.

Posted: at 10-05-2018 11:11 AM (5 years ago) | Upcoming