HARDSHIP: REP UGBOR FAULTS BENUE UNIVERSITY'S PROPOSED TUITION FEE HIKE. (PHOTO).

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 HARDSHIP: REP UGBOR FAULTS BENUE UNIVERSITY'S PROPOSED TUITION FEE HIKE 7th April, 2025      House of Representatives member for Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency, Terseer Ugbor, has called for a thorough overhaul of the Benue State’s higher education system, citing concerns over the proposed tuition fee hike at Benue State University, BSU, and observed that the proposed increment is capable of igniting students’ protest. Ugbor, former chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee on Student Loans and Access to Higher Education, who was reacting to the proposed tuition fees at the Benue State University, in a statement by his media aide, Fred Dagu, at the weekend in Makurdi, emphasized the need for reforms to alleviate the financial burden on disadvantaged students. The federal lawmaker urged the state government to establish a loan program for students pursuing higher education to complement the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) initiative especially this time that econom...

FOUR DEAD AS GUNMEN ABDUCT SISTER OF KATSINA HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY DEPUTY SPEAKER.{PHOTO}.

Four people have lost their lives in the twin attacks that occurred on Sunday night by gunmen at Faskari and Dandume Local Government Areas of Katsina state.


The gunmen killed two people and injured scores of residents at Mahuta community in Dandume council.


At Faksari in the Tafoki community, a shootout between the gunmen and vigilante personnel led to the death of two bandits, with several others sustaining injuries on both sides.


The Tafoki incident, according to sources, occurred when bandits stormed the community with aim of abducting the father to the Deputy Speaker, state House of Assembly, Shehu Dalhatu Tafoki.


“The lawmaker’s father, Dalhatu Tafoki, is the head of the community, and the bandits stormed the area with the aim of abducting him,” a source said.

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