Nursing Students Protest Hike in Fees From N90, 000 to N580, 000

Students of the College of Nursing at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital in Nnewi today March 10, staged a protest over a sharp increase in their tuition fees.

In a video making the rounds on social media, the aggrieved students could be seen carrying placards to express their dissatisfaction with the hike.One of the placards reads ‘’From N90, 000 to N580, 000. Very bad.’’

The aggrieved students were also seen chanting songs like “We no go gree, reduce the school fees, we no go gree,” while marching and displaying placards.

The College of Nursing is affiliated with Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, one of the major tertiary healthcare institutions in Anambra State.

The school authority is yet to react to this development.