- The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) opposed the National Examination Council’s move to charge candidates N50,000 for reprinting of certificates
- The student group condemned NECO’s decision to inflict more hardship on Nigerian students and exploit them
- NANs also demanded that NECO reduce the fee to a more affordable one and extend the reprint request deadline to five years
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have kicked against the National Examination Council’s N50,000 fee for reprinting certificates.
The student group said the council’s decision was outrageous and described it as a commercialisation of education.
This was revealed in a statement signed by Abdulyekinn Odunayo, the NANS clerk of the Senate, on Wednesday, October 2.
According to Punch, Odunayo condemned NECO’s move to impose more hardship on Nigerian students and demanded a reversal of the N50,000 fee to a more affordable amount and requested an extension of the reprint request deadline to five years.
The statement reads in part: “The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) unequivocally condemns the outrageous decision by the National Examination Council (NECO) to impose a N50,000 fee for certificate reprints.
“This draconian policy is a slap in the face of Nigerian students, already beset by financial hardships and uncertainty.
“The N50,000 fee is an unacceptable burden on students, many of whom struggle to make ends meet.
“This fee will exacerbate financial exclusion, denying countless students access to their rightful certificates, perpetuate inequality, disproportionately affecting disadvantaged students and undermine the integrity of NECO, casting doubt on its commitment to education for all
The National Association of Nigerian Students will not stand idly while education is commercialised and students are exploited.
“We demand an immediate reversal of the N50,000 fee, a reduction of the fee to a more affordable amount (not exceeding status quo), extension of the reprint request deadline to 5 years and a stakeholder engagement to ensure student-centric decision-making.”
The National Examination Council released a statement signed by the Registrar of NECO, Dantani Wushishi on Monday, September 30 announcing that candidates will now have to pay N50,000 to reprint their certificates. He also disclosed that request for reprints will only be accepted within one year of the original certificate issuance.
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