Recall that in our recent publication dated July 1, 2023, All Campus Show founder, Ojo Busuyi Jobus tackled the school management that planned to hike school fees through, Jobus who pleaded to the Federal government on school fees increament and demands reversement to affordable fees.
However, today Nation's Newspaper reported this
"The House of Representatives on Tuesday asked universities to suspend the implementation of the recent increase in fees, which it said is capable of causing students to drop out of school.
The House also asked the Federal Ministry of Education to immediately review the new fees regime in Federal Government Colleges and revert to the old regime.
It said the Federal Government should take immediate steps to adequately fund the education sector by increasing budgetary provisions to ensure that Nigerian students have access to quality and affordable basic and senior secondary education.
The House also resolved to investigate the increase of fees by all Federal Universities and the hike in school fees for students of Federal Government Colleges across the Country with a view to finding lasting solutions to the challenges in the education sector.
This followed two separate motions by Hon. Aliyu Sani Madaki on the need to suspend the Implementation of Increase in tuition fees by federal universities and the need to reverse the recent hike of school fees in Unity Secondary Schools in Nigeria by Hon. Saidu Musa Abdullahi and Hon. Kama Nkemkanma.
Madaki said because of poor funding of tertiary education and rising inflation, federal universities increased tuition fees from 100% to 200% while hostel fees were increased from 50% to 100%.
He listed some of the universities that increased their fees to include Bayero University, Kano (BUK), the University of Nigeria, Nsukka; the University of Uyo; University of Maiduguri; Michael Okpara
University of Agriculture, Umudike and Federal University, Dutse, among others.
Presenting the motion on increase in fees for unity schools, Hon. Kama Nkemkanma, said unity schools were established to promote national unity and provide quality as well as affordable education to students from different parts, regardless of their socioeconomic background."- THE NATION
Reacting to this development, Founder of All Campus Show, Mr. Ojo Busuyi Jobus has commended the House of representatives who on Tuesday, June 11, 2023 asked Universities to suspend the implementation of the recent increase in school fees.
He said "it is wise for the house to have advised schools to take fees back to their normal payment.
Explaining further, Jobus mentioned that this will not only reduce the rate of drop outs but also encourage average Nigeria parents to value education.
Further stressing on the importance of education, Jobus said crimes and other social menace will reduced drastically.
However, he said Federal government should ensure that Federal schools are well funded.
"Government should start giving enough funds to schools so as to help them carry out projects without putting the loads on the students.
"If these schools have enough money at hand, they won't have any justification to increasing school fees.
Jobus suggested that Federal government should not only suspend this hike in school fees but permanently remove it.
Felicia Fredrick