Nigeria, June 3 -- The Kaduna State Government has insisted that it will not reverse its recent increase in tuition fees for the state-owned university (KASU).

The Deputy Governor of the state, Hadiza Balarabe, stated this at a meeting with the representatives of the university students with government officials at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna, on Thursday.

The students had on May 26, 2021, staged a peaceful protest at the university campus, barricading the Tafawa Balewa Way, insisting many parents cannot afford the over 500 per cent increase in tuition fees.

During the meeting, representatives of the students complained that the 500 per cent increase in the tuition fees is high and many parents cannot afford it.

" We are not ...