Following the recent increase in tuition fees in tertiary institutions and government schools, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to stage a mass protest in the country.
In an issued statement signed by its National PRO, Giwa Temitope and released yesterday, NANS condemned the planned increment, declaring that the government’s action is “insensitive” and “embarrassing”.
The association also stressed that the government has what it takes to fund education and make it accessible, noting that the introduction of the student loan scheme is a sham and a bait to make Nigerians accept fee increments, adding that there is no justification for an increase in school fees across tertiary institutions and Unity schools.
It demanded that the increase in school fees should be suspended, adding that those who have implemented the policy should reverse it immediately.
“We must state categorically that there is no justification for increment in school fees across our tertiary institutions and even Unity schools. Our demand is clear and simple; the attempt to increase school fees must be suspended. And, those that have floated it must reverse it with immediate effect”, it stated.
NANS also called on Nigerian students to prepare for an all-round protest until the Federal Government reverses the policy, similar to the one during the prolonged ASUU strike.
