The Senate on Tuesday directed the management of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) to stay action on the recent increment of tuition fees for students in the institution. The upper chamber also mandated its Committee on Tertiary Education and TETFUND to investigate the matter in a bid to finding a lasting solution to the issue.
According to a statement signed by the Special Assistant to the Senate President on Media, Ezrel Tabiowo, the Senate’s decision to wade into the hike in fee by the institution was reached following a motion considered during plenary.
The sponsor of the motion, Senator Abubakar Kyari (APC, Borno North) bemoaned the recent decision by the UNIMAID management to increase the registration and other fees of the school from N25,000 to N129,000, an increase of over 400 percent.
