The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, says there is no increment of school fees in public boarding schools in the federal capital.
Dr Danlami Hayyo, Mandate Secretary, Education Secretariat, FCTA, made the clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Abuja on Thursday.
NAN recalls that some parents had claimed that the FCT Administration increased school fees for students in FCT public boarding schools.
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They claimed that the fee was raised from between N29,000 and N32,000 to N47,000, causing some parents to switch their children from boarding schools to day schools.
Hayyo responded, saying, “This is not true; this is not true.”
“The Minister of FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, had even approved an increase in feeding allowances for boarding schools due to rising food prices.
“Look at the situation, how much is a bag of rice in the last two years and how much is a bag or rice currently? He asked.”
The mandate secretary also denied reports that some parents have pulled their children from public boarding schools in the FCT.
As per a statement by him, FCT public boarding schools are well-positioned to provide high-quality education at a reasonable cost that parents can afford.
“I don’t think anyone will remove their children or son from public school because of the feeding cost; I doubt it.”
He added that the quality of education in public schools was very encouraging, stressing that the best student in the 2023 West African Examination Council was from a public school.
He also said that students from public schools won more trophies from debates, quizzes and other academic and sports competitions in 2023 than private schools.
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