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The Federal Government on Wednesday stated 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 FEC 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 said the council understood that some federal universities charged fees per course unit, and vowed that it would be investigated and stopped.
His words: “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.”