The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, called on Federal Government to abolish the payment of acceptance fees into all Tertiary Institutions across the country without further delay.
The resolution was passed sequel to the adoption of a motion sponsored by Hon Chinedu Martins at the plenary, who frowned at the level of extortion of millions of Nigerians seeking admission into both public and private tertiary institutions on a yearly basis.
According to him, the recent data from the National Universities Commission showed that only about 2 million were enrolled in the universities nationwide out of a population of over 180 million.
The lawmaker who called for the House intervention observed that the estimates represented one per cent of the population which was an indication of the low attendance in tertiary institutions compared to other advanced countries.
He also cited additional data from the National Bureau of Statistics and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board showed that out of the 10 million applicants that sought admissions into tertiary institutions, only 26 per cent gained admissions between 2010 and 2015.
He said it was an indication that about 75 percent of the applicants failed to gain admissions every year and also reinforced that access to tertiary education in the country was low.
To this end, the House mandated the Committee on Tertiary Education and Services to investigate the admission policies and practices of tertiary institutions in the country for further legislative action.
