The House of Representatives has condemned the high acceptance fees being imposed by Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and other tertiary institutions on admission seekers. The House has consequently resolved to investigate the issue.
Chairman of the House Committee on Basic Education, Prof Julius Ihonvbere, at the plenary on Wednesday, moved a motion to demand the rationale behind the fees being collected by tertiary institutions. The motion was titled, ‘Need to Investigate the Acceptance Fees Charged by Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria.’ Moving the motion, Ihonvbere said, “The House notes that the arbitrary high acceptance fees charged by some public universities on new students across the country have become a matter of great concern to many families.
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