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Tinubu Direct Federal Institutions To Halt Plans on Hiking Fee.
President Bola Tinubu on Monday directed the authorities in all Federal Institutions of higher learning to avoid an arbitrary increase in sundry fees payable and, where possible, defer further increases so that parents and students don’t face too many difficulties.
He also approved the provision of buses to the student bodies of all universities, polytechnics and colleges of education nationwide.
Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Dele Alake, disclosed this in a statement he signed on Monday titled ‘FG ready to provide buses for higher education students, removes restrictions on students’ loans.’
The directive comes barely five days after the Presidency insisted that tuition remains free in federal universities, despite the hike in miscellaneous fees in several universities nationwide.
Acknowledging the rise in fees in federal universities in the country, it insisted that these are ancillary fees and do not affect tuition.
However, the President is calling for a stoppage in the arbitrary increase in these miscellaneous fees and deferring further gains to ease the burden of guardians and students.
Alake said this was based on President Tinubu’s “desire to see that students can access their campuses without much difficulty due to higher transportation costs.”
Tinubu Direct Federal Institutions To Halt Plans on Hiking Fees.
He also reasoned that providing buses would remove the additional daily commuting cost burden on parents and guardians.
“In line with his promise to ensure no Nigerian student abandons his or her educational pursuits as a result of lack of money and economic circumstances of their parents,
President Tinubu has also approved removing all student loan restrictions to make it available to any student or household that may desire it,” the statement read.
The Students Loan Act, signed on June 12, 2023, gives Indigenous students access to credit facilities to fund their education. However, it is inaccessible to students proven to have defaulted on any previous loans granted by any organisation.
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Furthermore, loan seekers whose parents had defaulted on a student loan or any other loan granted to them were disqualified from receiving the loan. Those eligible for the loan must also have income limits not exceeding N500,000 per annum.
The Presidency also revealed that the Federal Government is working to ensure that vulnerable students can benefit from conditional cash transfers and food distribution as part of releasing over 200,000 Metric Tonnes of grains to families in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
It said Tinubu would continue to prioritise education and the needs of the students, improve the welfare of teaching and non-academic staff and invest in infrastructure to make our institutions of higher learning more globally competitive.
“The FG salutes the courage, wisdom and partnership of Nigerian Students as our country navigates this challenging time,” Alake noted.
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