State Governor Slashes his State-Owned Tuition Fee

Cursory: “The extant fees have made many students either abandon the pursuit of tertiary education or move to alternative institutions.”

The Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, has reduced tuition in the state-owned tertiary institutions. The governor announced the cuts during an interactive session with reporters in Kaduna on Monday.

The immediate past administration of Nasir El-Rufai had increased school fees for tertiary institutions. He had argued that due to constraints on the resources of the state, his government could no longer subsidise education.

Despite the outcry of students and parents, he did not reverse the government’s decision on the increase.

Mr Sani, however, decided to cut tuition in response to the outcry of the public and the effect of the increased tuition on enrollment and retention.

He said the N150,000 tuition paid by students at the Kaduna State University has now been reduced by 30 per cent. The students will henceforth pay N105,000.

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The tuition of students of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic was reduced from N100,000 to N50,000.

For the College of Education, Gidan Waya, the tuition was reduced from N75,000 to N37,500.

The fees charged by the Shehu Idris College of Health Sciences and Technology, Makarfi for Higher National Diploma courses were reviewed from N100,000 to N70,000.

In a similar vein, the fee for National Diploma courses in the same institution was reduced from N75,000 to N52,000.

For Kaduna State College of Nursing, the fee was reviewed from N100,000 to N70,000.

“That the extant fee regime in the state-owned tertiary institutions is burdensome and has led to a significant decline in student enrollment.

“That the extant fees have made many students either abandon the pursuit of tertiary education or move to alternative institutions.’’ Mr Sani said.

He pressed on to reaffirm that his administration’s commitment to the welfare of the people.

The parents and students rejoiced and applauded the governor.

These were their words:

“I am a parent, and this is quite an interesting development. Even if it is one naira that is reduced, it will go a long way. Many students had to stop schooling when the former governor increased the tuition fees. Now we have a governor that is reasoning with the poor people,” Hajia Halima said.

“I have two children currently studying in two of the state-owned institutions. This review is a good one at the right time.” Istifanus Malam said.