Kaduna Gov reduces school fees

Governor Uba Sani Kaduna State on Monday announced the reduction of school fees in all tertiary institutions owned by the state.

The Governor reduced the school fees between 30 to 50 per cent of the existing fees from the state university to the polytechnic, including HND programmes and colleges of education.

The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Muhammad Lawal Shehu, in a statement in Kaduna on Monday highlighted that under the new fees regime, the fees have been reviewed as follows;

a) Kaduna State University – Current Fee: N150,000 – Reduction (%): 30% – New Fee: N105,000

b) Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic – Current Fee: N100,000 – Reduction (%): 50% – New Fee: N50,000

c) College of Education, Gidan Waya – Current Fee: N75,000 – Reduction (%): 50% – New Fee: N37,500

d) Shehu Idris College of Health Sciences & Technology, Makarfi •HND Courses – Current Fee: N100,000 – Reduction (%): 30% -New Fee: N70.000 •ND Courses – Current Fee: N75,000 – Reduction (%): 30% – New Fee: N52,000

e) Kaduna State College of Nursing – Current Fee: N100,000 – Reduction (%): 30% – New Fee: N70,000

The CPS disclosed that the Governor revealed the downward review of school fees at a media interaction at the Government House, Kaduna, on Monday.

According to Governor Sani, “During the electioneering campaigns and on the assumption of office on May 29, 2023, we made a solemn commitment to the citizens of Kaduna State to run a people people-centrednclusive administration that shall leave no one or any part of Kaduna State behind. In response to the public outcry over the current fees being charged by tertiary institutions in Kaduna State and its effect on school enrolment and retention, I directed Heads of Tertiary Institutions in conjunction with the Ministry of Education to obtain relevant information on the extant fees regime in state-owned institutions.”

The statement reads in full:

GOVERNOR UBA SANI ANNOUNCES FEES REDUCTION IN ALL STATE-OWNED TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN KADUNA STATE

The Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani has announced the downward review of current fees in state-owned tertiary institutions. Under the new fees regime, the fees have been reviewed as follows;

a) Kaduna State University – Current Fee: N150,000 – Reduction (%): 30% – New Fee: N105,000
b) Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic – Current Fee: N100,000 – Reduction (%): 50% – New Fee: N50,000
c) College of Education, Gidan Waya – Current Fee: N75,000 – Reduction (%): 50% – New Fee: N37,500
d) Shehu Idris College of Health Sciences & Technology, Makarfi •HND Courses – Current Fee: N100,000 – Reduction (%): 30% -New Fee: N70.000 •ND Courses – Current Fee: N75,000 – Reduction (%): 30% – New Fee: N52,000
e) Kaduna State College of Nursing – Current Fee: N100,000 – Reduction (%): 30% – New Fee: N70,000

The Governor made this downward review known during a media parley with pressmen at the Government House, Kaduna on Monday 21st August 2023, he revealed that the review was part of his commitment to keeping his campaign promises to the people of Kaduna “During the electioneering campaigns and on the assumption of office on May 29, 2023, we made a solemn commitment to the citizens of Kaduna State to run a people people-centrednclusive administration that shall leave no one or any part of Kaduna State behind. In response to the public outcry over the current fees being charged by tertiary institutions in Kaduna State and its effect on school enrolment and retention, I directed Heads of Tertiary Institutions in conjunction with the Ministry of Education to obtain relevant information on the extant fees regime in state-owned institutions.” the Governor said.

This downward review of the extant fees regime aligns with KDSG’s commitment to offering palliatives to cushion the effect of the general rising cost of living in the polity, especially in the wake of recent petroleum subsidy removal in Nigeria.

The welfare of the people remains this administration’s topmost priority administration and the Kaduna State Government shall continue to take all measures necessary to ensure access to free and qualitative education for every child in Kaduna State from primary to secondary school; expand access to higher education; enhance Teachers’ Welfare & Teaching Standards: improve School Infrastructure; build ICT competence in our students from basic education level; and intensify investments.

Muhammad Lawal Shehu
Chief Press Secretary