Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed has directed the management of the State’s Polytechnic, Ilorin, to reduce tuition fees payable for the 2017/2018 academic session.
Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Communications, Mr Muyideen Akorede, announced this in a statement on Thursday, January 4, 2018, in Ilorin.
He said the newly-approved tuition fees were lower than the 2016/2017 fees, explaining that the Governor’s approval was in line with the recommendations of the Committee set up to conduct an investigation into the tuition fees of the Polytechnic.
According to him, the Committee, which comprises members of the House of Assembly and officials of relevant Ministries, submitted its report on Wednesday, January 3, 2018.
With the approval, ND 1 indigenous students of the Polytechnic will now pay #50,000 as against the #62,700 initially charged by the School Management.
ND 11 students, who are indigenes, will pay #38,000 against the #52,000 previously approved by the School Management.
Also, indigenous HND 1 students will pay #55,500 as against the #69,200 initially approved by the Management, while HND II students will pay #43,000 against the initially approved #58,500.
The Governor similarly approved a reduction in the tuition fees to be paid by part time students of the Institution, both indigenes and non-indigenes.
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