Kano Assembly passes bill to limit private school fee increases

The Kano State House of Assembly has passed a measure aimed astatine regulating interest increases by backstage schools and improving oversight of the sector.

The caller law, known arsenic the Kano State Private and Voluntary Institutions Board (Amendment) Bill, 2026, was approved connected Monday aft lawmakers completed its 3rd speechmaking and considered it during plenary.

Speaking aft the measure was passed, the House Majority Leader, Lawan Hussaini, said backstage superior and secondary schools indispensable archetypal sermon immoderate projected interest summation with their Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs).

He added that immoderate approved summation “must not transcend 10 per cent” of the existent tuition fees.

The bill, which is awaiting Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s approval, besides states that the Executive Secretary of the Private and Voluntary Institutions Board indispensable beryllium a retired oregon experienced acquisition nonrecreational who attained astatine slightest Grade Level 14 successful the nationalist service.

Mr Hussaini further said backstage schools would nary longer beryllium allowed to complaint students much than 10 per cent supra the authoritative registration fees fixed by introspection bodies specified arsenic WAEC, NECO and NBTE.

The amendment besides reduces the statutory charges backstage schools wage to the committee from 15 per cent to fi...