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The National Association of Nigerian Students has again threatened to shut down Nigeria over the refusal of Tertiary institutions to reverse increased fees.
NATIONAL TELESCOPE had earlier reported that the President in his address to Nigerians on Monday directed the authorities in all Federal Institutions to avoid arbitrary increase in sundry fees payable so that parents and students don’t face too many difficulties.
NANS in a statement on Friday raised alarm over the refusal of some institutions to comply with the presidential directives.
It reads “Over the past few weeks, we have witnessed unfortunate wave of fee hikes across our tertiary institutions. From the University of Lagos, University of Benin, University of Abuja, Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Jos all the way to the University of Ibadan, amongst others.
“We are also aware that many state institutions, including Polytechnics are also planning to increase fee. Even the Unity schools were not left behind in this unfortunate trend.
“We want to seize this moment to warn that failure to comply with the directive of the Federal Government on the matter of fee increment will leave us with no choice than to evoke the last C of Aluta: A nationwide confrontation. We will not only take our protests to the streets, we will bring them to your respective University gates. And it will be Aluta infinitum.”
