ASUU, ASUP say no to tuition fee hike
...Condemn repayment of loan 2-year after NYSC *As defaulting'll attract N500,000 fine or 2-yr jail or both •Scheme begins September LECTURERS in the nation's universities and polytechnics have warned the Federal Government not to increase tuition fees by hiding under the guise that it has set up a Students' Loan Scheme through which students can source for money to finance their education. This is just as the lecturers expressed doubt about the workability of the scheme given the condition that the beneficiaries should start to repay two years after completing the National Youth Service Scheme, NYSC, in the face of the difficulties by graduates in securing jobs after graduation. Defaulting in the repayment of the loan or aiding to default attracts a fine of N500,000 or two years imprisonment or both. The scheme starts in September, this year, according to the Federal Government, yesterday. No to hike in fees Speaking on the workability of the law, especially given the hi...