Some 93 scholars of the Zamfara state government are stranded at Cyprus International University over unpaid fees.
Five of the students, the state’s commissioner for education Wadatau Madawaki confirms, have been forced to discontinue their studies.
The lack of a clear agreement between the university and the state authorities, however, left the students with unmet needs and fee debt.Madawaki, while addressing the press in Abuja, said the tuition fees, accommodation, and feeding allowances of the students were not paid to the university authorities.
He said the negotiation was to the effect that the scholars would be placed in a “full package” including paid accommodation and meals.Madawaki said Zamfara state began defaulting on its responsibility of paying tuition, accommodation, and feeding allowances in 2022.“The unfortunate lack of legal and binding agreement exposed the students to unwanted and unwarranted bad treatment by the university,” the commissioner said.
Madawaki said Dauda Lawal, Zamfara state’s incumbent governor, directed the secretary to the state government to meet with the university and determine the debt owed.
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