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UNIBEN Stops Over 5,000 Students From Writing Exams Due to Unpaid School Fees
Tension is rising on the University of Benin campus as more than 5,000 students could be locked out of the second-semester examinations starting today, September 29, for failing to pay their school fees.
The university management, in a memo signed by Registrar Ademola Bobola, says its long-standing rule of “no payment, no examination” still stands. According to the memo, the affected students had been reminded several times to clear their outstanding charges but many of them ignored the warnings.
What makes matters worse is that a large number of these students have not applied for the government-backed Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), which was set up to help ease the financial burden of tuition and charges. UNIBEN insists it has repeatedly encouraged students to either pay their fees or make use of the loan scheme, but the response has been poor.
To enforce the directive, the university’s Senate has instructed provosts, deans, directors, and heads of departments to compile and publish the names of defaulters by 8 a.m. today. A special enforcement team, led by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), will also be on ground to make sure only eligible students sit for the exams.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that his administration’s economic reforms have helped stabilise Nigeria’s economy and placed the country on a path toward steady growth.
He said “My reforms have stabilised Nigeria’s economy and put it on a path of steady growth.”
The President added that the reforms are creating more opportunities for development across the country.
However, many Nigerians reacted online, with some questioning the impact of the reforms and saying they have yet to experience the positive effects.
Nigerian politician and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has said that he is aware many civil servants do not like him.
He shared that he understands why he is unpopular among some civil servants, explaining that funds previously spent on unnecessary conferences are now being redirected to road construction projects.
He said “Some people say conferences for corruption and I say what is that? You are going for conferences to do what? These are ways government funds are being diverted. I say put this money in this road here and the people will get the impact.”
The Federal Government of Nigeria has reacted to rumours claiming it has approved Adire as the new fabric for the NYSC uniform.
It can be recalled that the Federal Government recently announced plans to review the NYSC uniform, which sparked speculation online that Adire had already been selected as its replacement.
However, the government has clarified that no final decision has been made regarding the new uniform.
“I mentioned Adire during the discussion. I also mentioned Ankara. My intention was simply to cite examples of some of the proposals that have been put forward in the course of our consultations. It was not an announcement that any particular fabric has been adopted or approved to replace the current NYSC uniform.”
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