The Nigerian government has reminded authorities at federal universities that the policy on the non-payment of tuition fees in federal universities is still ongoing.
The Minister of State for Education, Anthony Anwuka, said this while briefing state house correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday.
He said no federal university should charge tuition fees, according to Nigerian law.
“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,” Mr Anwuka said.
He said students could “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,” he said.
The minister said the federal government “does not determine fees for private and state universities, they only take responsibility for fees paid in the federal universities.”
