The Presidency has stated that Federal Universities in Nigerian remain tuition-free, adding that the hike in tuition fees by some universities as widely reported are “discretionary charges for hostel, accommodation, registration, laboratory and other charges”. This was made known on Wednesday in a statement issued by Dele Alake, the Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Amidst the free-for-all inflation that is rocking the Nigerian economy at present, University of lagos has announced a fee hike for both new and returning students to be effective September, 2023. The announcement was contained in statement released by the university authority yesterday to newsmen in Lagos. According to the statement, the fee hike will take effect on September 1st, 2023 for all categories of students.

The Federal Ministry of Education has raised the school fees of new entrants into Federal Government Colleges, known as Federal Unity Colleges from #45,000 to ₦100,000. Federal Government through the Office of the Director, Senior Secondary Education Department of the Federal Ministry of Education, gave the directive in a circular to all Principals of Federal Unity Colleges with the title, “Approved fees/ charges for Federal Unity Colleges (1st Term) for new students”.

The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono has revealed that about 137 students sponsored abroad for studies by the fund have absconded. He made this revelation on Tuesday when he appeared before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the alleged mismanagement of N2.3tn tertiary education tax by TETFund.

The Director-General of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yusha'u Ahmad, has urged corps members currently undergoing their orientation exercise in the 2023 Batch 'B' stream One to ensure they acquire adequate vocational skills through the initiative of the Scheme's Acquisition and Development program. The DG said the Scheme's objective is to tackle the difficulties of getting a white-collar job by the corps members after their youth service in the country with a very good alternative.

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the release of the results of the 2023 National Common Entrance Examinations results. This was made known on Wednesday in Abuja in a statement issued by Andrew Adejo, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education.