A source in the federal ministry of education has claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari’s government carried out the upward review of school fees for unity colleges.
The source, depending on some documents recently obtained from the ministry in Abuja, said the fee hike was approved by the former minister of education, Adamu Adamu, across board, not only for JSS1 students.
According to him, uniform was added to the fees because the ones procured by parents for their children were substandard.
On condition of anonymity, the source said:
”The news trending now about hike in school fees was reviewed by the last administration.
“If you check the date on the circular, it was before President Bola Tinubu assumed office and we released it in May to sensitise parents.
“So, the increase is insignificant as projected in the media. True be told, we don’t charge school fees. Which school will you put your child and feed him or her for three months with N30,000.
“The overheads in the school system is very poor. They just released money for April two weeks ago. So, it is the money that students pay that is used to augment some things in the school.”
