Nigerian Govt Bans Development Levies at Unity Schools

The Federal Government has banned the collection of development levies by Parent-Teacher Associations (PTA) in the 104 unity colleges across the country, the Federal Ministry of Education says.

The ministry in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, said the ban, aimed at alleviating the sufferings of parents, would take effect immediately.

The statement was signed by Mr Bem Goong, Deputy Director, Press, in the ministry.

“No PTA of any unity college is allowed to initiate any development project in any of the unity colleges without the express or written authorisation of the Federal Ministry of Education.

“The new measures are aimed at arresting the shocking trend where development levies imposed on parents by PTAs are becoming higher than the school fees charged by the government which established the unity schools,” the ministry said.

The ministry said that the Minister, Malam Adamu Adamu, had noted excessive PTA levies in Kings College, Lagos, and Federal Science and Technical College, Yaba, Lagos.

It said that in the two schools, fees charged for JSS1 in the first term was N69, 400 while the PTA collection was N70, 000 at Kings and N74, 000 at Yaba.

“This brings the total paid by parents in these two schools to N139, 400 and N143, 400 respectively.

“With the reduction in development levies and ban on charges for new projects as well as pegging of the development levy to a maximum of N5, 000, parents of JSS1 in these two schools will now pay N88, 000.

“I acknowledge the complementary roles played by parents and the support provided by the PTA to the colleges but I will not allow the PTAs to constitute themselves into a government within a government at the level of unity schools and at the expense of parents,” the ministry quoted Adamu as saying.

The Guardian

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3 Comments

  1. We’re talking about N65, 000 for education as a training allowance.
    sure we should consider the cost of whom where and for man
    should rise or lower.
    The issue is sure to quality of education and keep it
    still, the questions of equality of education.
    on the other hand it might be possible not each student or pupil
    a study to reach.
    therefore should be kept the same formation in the lower levels and
    then make sure that the student or students the study section
    come not work in vocational training and jobs.
    You should how high fees should be studied by the
    Make subject to income limits of the parents.

    Summary.

    Study of income limits of the parents
    Lower levels up to the study in the consideration and after all what
    would not N65, possible what ooo in portable or not.
    Or should N 15,000 in the year’s rather be per student
    Doubt whether the abolition of the entire education payments would make sense
    I. Because everyone should keep in mind the books, etc. are also important
    Cost of money.

  2. The govt should not stop at this. Govt should ensure that this levy is not re-introduced in another form and given a different title by the Parents/Teachers body. Govt should also extend this directive to private schools. Most of them collect bus levy as high as 15,000Naira from parents to purchase busses for the school and the turn around to still charge the same students for registering to use the bus to transport them to school and back home.

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