By Ahmad Deedat Zakari
The Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, has reduced the school fees of higher institutions in the state.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Muhammad Shehu Molash, made the development known in a press release on Monday.
According to the CPS, the governor has announced the downward review of the current fees in state-owned tertiary institutions .
The spokesperson cited welfarism and the interest of the populace as the reason for the governor’s decision.
The administration of the former Governor of the State, Mal. Nasir El-rufai, had hiked school feels of state-owned institutions.
The new administration of Governor Uba Sani has decreased the school feels by 30%.
Below is the new school fees of higher institutions in the state:
a) Kaduna State University – Current Fee: N150,000 – Reduction (%): 30% – New Fee: N105,000
b) Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic – Current Fee: N100,000 – Reduction (%): 50% – New Fee: N50,000
c) College of Education, Gidan Waya – Current Fee: N75,000 – Reduction (%): 50% – New Fee: N37,500
d) Shehu Idris College of Health Sciences & Technology, Makarfi •HND Courses – Current Fee: N100,000 – Reduction (%): 30% -New Fee: N70.000 •ND Courses – Current Fee: N75,000 – Reduction (%): 30% – New Fee: N52,000
e) Kaduna State College of Nursing – Current Fee: N100,000 – Reduction (%): 30% – New Fee: N70,000