Daily Trust Saturday

What Nigerians think of school fees increase Muhammed Ahmed Adanoga,

As schools reopen in some states in Nigeria, some private schools have increased schools’ fees, citing the present economic realities in the country, coupled with the economic challenges posed by the pandemic as reasons for the increase. Some Nigerians ex

- Ibraheem Hamza Muhammad Lafia, Adam Umar, Abuja, Jeremiah Oke, Ibadan, Romoke W. Ahmad, Minna

There is no justificat­ion for increasing school fees this time. If they are capitalisi­ng on the COVID-19 issue, every individual and organisati­on is still suffering from it. The federal government should provide a bailout as a palliative for them. With the palliative, they will still be in business as they have been stopped from collecting third term fees in Abuja. Otherwise, both the government and the school proprietor­s are just showing no concern to their students and their respected parents.

 ??  ??

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from Nigeria