Uba Sani: My govt removed barriers to tertiary education in Kaduna by reducing tuition fees

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani says his administration has removed one of the barriers to acquiring tertiary education, by reducing the tuition fees of the state-owned tertiary institutions by 50%.

Sani said the reduction in tuition fees has paved way for more students from humble backgrounds to bag university degrees with ease in Kaduna State.

The governor said this at the inauguration of the Kaduna State University chapter of Kaduna State Students Union and public lecture at the university campus in Kaduna on Friday, April 18, 2025.

Sani, who was represented by his Principal Private Secretary, Prof. Bello Ayuba, thanked the students for giving him the ‘Sword of Honour Award’ and for making the strides recorded by his administration the focal point of the public lecture.

He said: “The government will continue to support students and the youth generally to realise their ambitions.

“On your part, make sure that an atmosphere of peace prevails to allow for government’s development programmes to run their full course.”

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The governor urged students not to allow agents of disunity and chaos to use them to destabilise their communities and steer them away from their career goals.

Sani added: “No meaningful development can be achieved in a state of chaos, disunity and mutual mistrust.

“Going by your conduct over the period that I have been at the helm of affairs of our state so far, you are reliable partners of progress and I can count on you every step of the way.”

Explaining why the governor was conferred with the ‘Sword of Honour Award’, the students’ body commended Sani for the reduction in tuition fees and the establishment of new faculties in the university.

The union stated that Governor Sani’s “decision to facilitate the CBN Intervention Project for the Faculty of Engineering at KASU is a testament to your vision for building a brighter future for the youth.”

“Furthermore, your directive to KASU management to allow all students to sit for examinations regardless of outstanding fees underscores your deep concern for the less privileged, ensuring that no student is left behind due to financial constraints,” the students added.

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