Cursory: Prospective Nigerian Law School applicants urge the federal government to reconsider a recent tuition fee increase due to economic challenges. They appeal for government intervention to revert to the previous fee structure to alleviate the burden on students facing economic hardships.
Prospective applicants to the Nigerian Law School have appealed to the federal government to reconsider the recent increase in tuition fees. These law graduates argue that the current economic challenges in the country, exacerbated by the removal of fuel subsidies and food scarcity, justify a reversal of the tuition hike at the Law School.
Some of these graduates, interviewed by Vanguard, express concerns that they may be unable to afford the one-year mandatory Law School program if the government does not revoke the fee hike, considering their financial circumstances.
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One such individual, Okechukwu Daniel, a graduate of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, residing in Abuja, highlights his predicament. Due to commence Law School in April this year, Daniel worries about his ability to pay the nearly ₦500,000 fee, given his family’s current financial situation.
“I graduated since 2022 but just got the nod to proceed to the Law School in April. And with the recent high in fee,where am I going to get the money (almost 500,000 ) from,given my parents’ current financial status? The 23-year old who lives with his parents in Abuja asked.
“I appeal to the federal government through the Minister of Education,to prevail on the Council of Legal Education which is responsible for Law School education,to intervene by directing the reversal of the fee to old amount,”he said.
Similarly, Adam Solomon, a graduate of the University of Jos in 2021, echoes Daniel’s sentiments. Solomon emphasizes the need for the government to alleviate the financial burden on students amid the ongoing economic hardships.
He shares his family’s financial struggles, with his father yet to receive his retirement gratuity after 35 years of civil service and his mother unable to support him due to health issues.
In his words:
“I use this opportunity to beg the government to help us because some of us cannot afford almost N500,000 to pay the fee in Law School. My father who retired from the federal civil service where he worked for 35 years,is yet to be paid his gratuity. My mother who would have taken care of me in a time like this is is not strong enough to be going to the market where she does her business. Unless government assists, someone like me may not go to the Law School given the new hike.”
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