Kano State government has ordered the suspension of any school fee increments across across all private primary and secondary schools, a move aimed at easing the financial burden on parents and guardians.
The announcement was confirmed by Baba Abubakar Umar, the Special Adviser to the Kano State Governor on Private Schools on Sunday.
He also stated that the sale of books and uniforms by private schools had been put on hold.
GOOD EVENING NIGERIA had earlier reported that the state government ordered all certificates of private schools be revoked
The government had commenced issuance of application forms for the registration of private schools since the withdrawal of certificate of operations of the schools by the government.
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Speaking with a Daily Trust correspondent on Sunday, Umar further said “the state government has commenced issuance of application form for registration for operation of private schools in the state which will end on Friday, August 18th, 2023.”
“The essence of the new registration is to ensure we have an accurate database for government policy and monitoring to sanitise the sector. All what we are rolling out for private schools operation in the state are in line with the law established in May, 2014.
”Parents should report any school that is asking them for fee increment as that has been suspended for now. No school will be allowed unilaterally to increase school fees again.”
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He noted that the state government will similarly ensure that parents pay school fees of their children at the same time because the operators are not charity organisation, adding that private schools operators who fail to apply before the expiration of the application date would be sanctioned if they are found to be operating.
