AISA admits receiving $760,000 in advance for Yahaya Bello’s children’s fees. EFCC requested authenticated banking details for reimbursement. Bello allegedly used Kogi state funds to pay $720,000 for his children’s education. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the American International School of Abuja (AISA) has acknowledged receiving an advance payment of $760,000 as fees for the children … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in the early hours of Tuesday, October 3, shut the institution’s main gate to restrict vehicular movement in protest of the recent increment in school fees. The Nation reported that OAU management announced new increased school fees on September 14, 2023. This increase … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the student union of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, Osun State has kicked against the management after increment of tuition fee by 300 per cent. According to a statement released by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, the decision to increase tuition fees was made during an emergency … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, has said the Federal Government will set up a formal negotiation team between the Parent-Teacher Association and other relevant stakeholders to meet on the recent increase in tuition fees for schools across the country. Speaking at a news conference in commemoration … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has insisted that no federal university is allowed to charge tuition fees in the country. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mr David Adejo said this at a public hearing by the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on student loans in Abuja on Tuesday. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has said the tuition of students in Federal Government Colleges, also known as Unity schools, excludes tuition. According to the government, the hike only affected boarding and textbook fees, as well as uniforms. EDITOR’S PICKS Massive Tragedy Unfolds As Tanker Fire Kills 20 In Ondo Yoruba Nation … Read more
A video has surfaced online showing a man giving his son multiple slaps and head knocks after the boy failed in school despite the $21,000 (8,187,060.00) tuition fees the man paid in the American International School of Lusaka, Zambia. The boy failed to sit for English and Mathematics, failed other subjects but had a distinction … Read more