November 8, 2022 6:49 PM
Muyiwa Adekeye, special adviser on media and communication to the governor, announced the development in a statement issued on Tuesday.had directed heads of senior secondary schools to collect “nominal fees” from students. Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, who chaired the recent executive council meeting during which the circular was invalidated, said the free education policy is a legacy and reflects “the government’s abiding belief in promoting equality to opportunity and expanding access to education as a lever of social mobility”.
“Therefore, the council observed that the circular issued by the ministry of education to school principals on collection of nominal fees is not consistent with government policy, and is thus invalid.