The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) is protesting the National Examination Council’s (NECO) new policy requiring students to pay N50,000 to reprint lost or damaged certificates. NANS considers this fee outrageous and an exploitation of Nigerian students, who are already struggling financially.
According to NANS, this policy will exacerbate financial exclusion, deny students access to their rightful certificates, and perpetuate inequality. They’re demanding an immediate reversal of the fee, a reduction to a more affordable amount, and an extension of the reprint request deadline to five years.
NECO’s registrar, Dantani Wushishi, announced the policy in Minna, Niger State, stating that the fee is subject to periodic review and reprint requests will only be approved within one year of the original certificate issuance .
However, NANS argues that this policy lacks transparency and sparks concerns about mismanagement of funds and inefficient service delivery.
NANS is advocating for affordable, accessible, and quality education, and they’re unwilling to stand idly by while education is commercialized and students are exploited
