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General News of Tuesday, 4 August 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Private schools can charge for third term fees, they aren't charity orgs - FG

Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba

The Federal Government has stated that private school owners are not charity organizations and such they have the freewill to collect fees for third term ahead of school resumption.

The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, made this known on Monday at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 media briefing in Abuja.

He was asked if it was proper for private schools to charge a third term fee since the period the exit students would spend in school was short.

“For public institutions, we can’t tell you that we charge school fees, as most of our schools are free. Public schools are free and vary from state to state.

“But when you go into a contractual relationship with a school owner, a school owner is a passionate person but is also a business person. He or she is not running a charity organisation, they may be charitable in its approach, but it’s not charity.

“So, it’s important that you appreciate that a private school is entitled to charge fees for the work they do. The person that runs a school may be passionate about education but will still charge fees,” Nwajiuba responded.