The Ministry of Education has released a new schedule of fees for all Unity Schools in the country
The announcement was made since June 2016, contrary to the claim by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, that there was no raise.
The disclosure by parents that the government had increased fees from N25,000 to about N70,000 per term, sparked controversy last week.
In a memo sent by the education ministry’s department of basic and secondary education, to all principals of unity schools, the government specified the approved fees for SS1 students totaling N65,000.
The memo, signed by Anne Okonkwo, shows that while the tuition fee is free, boarding students are pay N15,000 per term and N14,000 per set for uniforms.
