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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