A video showing students of the College of Nursing Sciences at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra State, staging a protest over the increase in their school fees from N90,000 to N580,000 has surfaced on social media.
In the video that surfaced on social media on Tuesday, the student is chanting and carrying placards to express their dissatisfaction with the hike.
In the viral footage, the students could be heard chanting, “We no go gree, reduce the school fees, we no go gree,” as they marched holding placards.
The students also complained that they are required to pay N150,000 annually for hostel accommodation and N30,000 monthly for feeding, bringing feeding costs alone to N360,000 per year
The College of Nursing is affiliated with Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, one of the major tertiary healthcare institutions in Anambra State.
As of the time of the protest, there had been no official response from the institution’s management to the students’ demands.