Federal Government Announces Tuition-free Education In Technical Colleges

The Federal Government has announced tuition-free acquisition successful each Federal Technical Colleges (FTCs) crossed the country, informing against amerciable charges.

A property connection precocious Wednesday by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Folasade Boriowo, said the authorities volition screen different approved charges including boarding fee, uniforms, textbooks, workout books, prospectus and individuality cards.

Others were stationery, clubs and societies, medical, vocational, utilities, security, website/e-result, Skool Media, other lessons, and insurance.

This, it explained, was successful enactment with its free-education argumentation and guarantee that Federal Technical Colleges fulfil their mandate of producing skilled graduates for nationalist transformation.

The connection urged parents to study amerciable demands straight to the Ministry through: Hotline: 08036576733, 08036373796; email: [email protected].

It besides quoted the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, arsenic informing that nary main oregon head was permitted to request unauthorised payments from parents oregon guardians.

Dr. Alausa clarified that portion tuition and halfway expenses were afloat covered, students of Federal Technical Colleges, arsenic boarders, were expected to supply their idiosyncratic items.

“This inaugural reflects President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which prioritises Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) arsenic a pathway to quality superior development. By equipping younker with employable skills, the authorities seeks to fortify nationalist advancement and competitiveness.

“No Nigerian kid should beryllium denied entree to method acquisition due to the fact that of amerciable charges. By investing successful acquisition today, we are gathering a stronger, self-reliant Nigeria,” Dr. Alausa affirmed.

The Ministry confirmed that monitoring mechanisms were successful spot to code immoderate infractions swiftly.

The connection further clarified that students are to acquisition their idiosyncratic items including Sunday/Juma’at wears, bath slippers, blankets, bedsheets, pillowcases, towel, underwears arsenic good arsenic 1 ream of A4 insubstantial (80 grams) for registration arsenic good arsenic different idiosyncratic items and cleaning materials.