The management of Kaduna State University has increased the school’s tuition fees from between N24,000 and N26,000 to from N150,000 to N500,000.
Findings revealed that the fees for the Faculty of Arts, Management and Social Sciences was increased from N26,000 to N150,000 while that of the Faculty of Medicine was increased from N24,000 to N300,000 for indigenes and N500,000 for non-indigenes.
The students have, however, rejected the hike. They made their position known through their representatives during a parley organised by the Dean of Student Affairs, Dr Terhimba Wuam.
They appealed to the state government to reconsider its stand and revert the tuition fee to the old rate so as not to deny many youths in the state university education.
While responding, Prof. Abdullahi Ashafa, the Vice-Chancellor Academic, acknowledged the tuition fee increase by the state government.
He explained that the university requires huge funding to effectively provide the needed quality education and skills that would make the students useful to themselves and to the society.
He said that perhaps the tuition fee was increased to enable the school generate the needed funds it requires to deliver its mandate.
