House of Reps urges NUC to suspend university tuition fee hike, citing financial constraints on students Story from Maimunat Mohammad The House of Representatives has issued a call to the National Universities Commission (NUC), urging them to halt the implementation of increased tuition fees in universities. During a plenary session, Aliyu Madaki of NNPP-Kano put forth a motion highlighting the insufficient funding of tertiary education and the country's escalating inflation. The motion emphasized that federal universities had raised tuition fees by 100% to 200%, while also increasing hostel fees by 50% to 100%. READ...