The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS has called for a reduction in school fees across tertiary institutions in the country to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal on students.
NANS’ Coordinator, North Central Zone, Shedrack Anzaku, said this in Abuja today while speaking with newsmen at the official declaration of Deniran Rioborue as an aspirant for NANS National President.
He said the association expects a school fees reduction rather than an increment as the rate of dropout is increasing.
He further said the association frowned against all forms of school fees increment at a time when there is hardship across the country..
Anzaku recalled that when he was speaking with the President, Students Union Government, Bida Polytechnic, last week, students in that school had not resumed due to a hike in school fees.
He added that in spite of the fact that the rector reduced the school fees by N10,000, students were yet to resume.
He said that this led the leadership of the student body to write to the National Universities Commission (NUC), to prevail on tertiary institutions to reduce school fees.
He, however, commended the Federal Government for initiating the student loan policy to ease the education burden on students
