Students threaten varsity shutdown over tuition hike

• Published date: 10 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Nigerian students in the 19 northern states yesterday threatened to embark on protest following the recent hike in tuition fees in some universities.

National Coordinator of the groups, Emuseh Gimba, said they would take drastic actions should the government fail to reverse the hike.

Gimba said: 'We find it regrettable that as a result of these poorly designed policies, hunger is stalking millions of homes, inflation is making life difficult by the day, people are losing jobs, businesses are closing down infrastructure...