Kaduna govt reduces tuition fees in tertiary institutions

The Kaduna state government has reduced tuition fees in state-owned tertiary institutions.

Gov. Uba Sani said Monday the review was in response to “public outcry” and the impact of high fees on school enrolment and retention.

The Kaduna State University will now charge N105,000 as fees, against N150,000.

Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic will charge N50,000 and no longer N100,000.

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

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

The fee for National Diploma courses in the same institution moved down from N75,000 to N52,000.

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

Palliative

Gov Sani described the new fee regime as a “palliative” to cushion the effect of the petroleum subsidy removal and its harsh economic effects on the people.

“It is imperative that a competitive fees model is adopted in our tertiary institutions,” he said.

“My administration will continue to take all the necessary measures to ensure access to free and quality education for every child in the state from primary to secondary school.”

He said the state government is investing in technical and vocational education, “to build ICT competence in students from basic education level.”