Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday held a meeting with heads of regulatory agencies in the education sector over an alleged hikes in school fees in some tertiary institutions.
Mr Lawan in his opening remarks said he convened the meeting to have a first-hand information on an issue that could cause crisis in the education sector if not quickly addressed. “Whatever situations we find ourselves, we must not do anything that will jeopardise the position of our students particularly at a time that is so difficult.
He said there was the need for all to know the true situation of the alleged increases and take appropriate measures to address it.“This is because you represent the supervising bodies of our tertiary institutions, we felt that we should start with you; listen to you and then we can now find a way out of this,” he said.
“But after this meeting, we shall consult all the universities with a template to complete and tell us exactly what charges they have.
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