FG to Regulate Fees Charged by Public Tertiary Institutions

The Minister of Education, Malam Ibrahim
Shekarau meeting with executive secretaries and

major stakeholders in public tertiary institutions on
Tuesday in Abuja said that the Federal Government
is making efforts towards ensuring that public
tertiary institutions in the country comply with
regulatory guidelines on charges of fees.
According to him, this is not a way of interfering
with the operations of the governing councils of
such institutions but the Federal Government will
only play an oversight role.
“The essence of the meeting is to look at the
various charges of fees in public tertiary
institutions and regulate them.
“Our role in the ministry is to oversee the
institutions and make sure they operate according
to guidelines to protect the interest of beneficiaries
who are our students.
“The government has the moral responsibility to
make sure all public higher institutions operate
within the guidelines even though they have their
internal peculiarities,’’ he asserted.