Updating your news feed...
NEWS EXPRESS is Nigeria’s leading online newspaper. Published by Africa’s international award-winning journalist, Mr. Isaac Umunna, NEWS EXPRESS is Nigeria’s first truly professional online daily newspaper. It is published from Lagos, Nigeria’s economic and media hub, and has a provision for occasional special print editions. Thanks to our vast network of sources and dedicated team of professional journalists and contributors spread across Nigeria and overseas, NEWS EXPRESS has become synonymous with newsbreaks and exclusive stories from around the world.
Loading banners
Loading banners...
By CHARLES IWUOHA
The Governor of Enugu State, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has ordered an immediate end to the compulsory fee of N45,000 for hostel accommodation imposed on the students of the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) by the management.
The Governor granted the students audience on Friday, May 13, 2022, following their protest earlier in the day to register their displeasure about the development in their school.
Speaking after their meeting with the Governor, the leader of the protest march, Obetta Blessing Munachi, said that they are “delighted, happy and feel like a heavy load has been lifted off our shoulder.
“Out of his humility and kindness, he granted us audience today and after the whole (sic) deliberation, he has ordered the school management to go and take a census (sic) of the things the management has to do in other to curtail the excessive payment as it’s affecting the students and their family members.
“He also removed the issue of paying mandatory hostel fee of N45,000, we’re happy, he has done us good.”
The visibly elated students also appreciated the public and those that supported their agitation in one way or the other.
The students had taken to the school premises to protest the fees and pleaded with the government to come to their aid as the fees are making life unbearable for the students.
