The Federal Executive Council
stated on Wednesday that no federal university should charge tuition fees,
saying the law does not allow it.
The Minister of State for
Education, Anthony Anwuka, stated this while briefing State House
correspondents after the cabinet meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi
Osinbajo.
The minister 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. The
minister said the 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.”
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