The Nationwide Affiliation of Nigerian College students(NANS) has kicked in opposition to strikes by the Nationwide Examination Council(NECO) to implement a whopping N50,000 charging payment for reprinting of certificates.
In a press release launched by the physique on Wednesday, NANS clerk of the Senate, Abdulyekinn Odunayo lambasted NECO for its choice contemplating the current financial hardship within the nation whereas describing such strikes as commercialisation of training
The N50,000 payment for certificates reprint is subjected to periodic evaluation and reprint requests and can solely be authorised inside one yr of the unique certificates issuance.
“The Nationwide Affiliation of Nigerian College students (NANS) unequivocally condemns the outrageous choice by the Nationwide Examination Council (NECO) to impose N50,000 payment for certificates reprints
“This draconian coverage is a slap within the face of Nigerian college students, already beset by monetary hardships and uncertainty.
“The N50,000 payment is an unacceptable burden on college students, lots of whom battle to make ends meet.
“This payment will exacerbate monetary exclusion, denying numerous college students entry to their rightful certificates, perpetuate inequality, disproportionately affecting deprived college students and undermine the integrity of NECO, casting doubt on its dedication to training for all.” the assertion reads:
The physique maintained that NECO’s payment construction and insurance policies lacked transparency, and sparked issues about mismanagement of funds and inefficient service supply.
The coed physique has demanded a direct reversal and discount of the payment to an reasonably priced quantity.
“The Nationwide Affiliation of Nigerian College students is not going to stand idly whereas training is commercialised and college students are exploited.
“We demand a direct reversal of the N50,000 payment, a discount of the payment to a extra reasonably priced quantity (not exceeding establishment), an extension of the reprint request deadline to five years and a stakeholder engagement to make sure student-centric decision-making,” the assertion added.
