NANS Demands Reversal of Ado Poly Fee Hike

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has formally rejected the recent increase in fees at Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, calling for an immediate reversal. NANS described the fee hike as “unacceptable and unjustifiable,” considering the economic challenges faced by students and their families.

The NANS/Joint Campus Committee, Ekiti axis, led by Chairman Yekeen Toheeb, General Secretary Olumorin Folafoluwa, and Public Relations Officer Ekundayo Goodluck, issued a statement demanding a total reversal of the increased tuition fees within five working days. They warned that failure to comply would lead to lawful mass action and protests.

NANS also instructed students to halt any further payments until the fee increase is abolished, citing concerns that the hike could disrupt the disbursement of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund. In response, the institution's Public Relations Officer, Kayode Adebusuyi, stated that a stakeholders' meeting would be held to address the issue, emphasizing that the school only imposes service charges and not tuition fees.