Kogi lawmakers are examining complaints about fees at Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, and Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja. Reports published on 3 November 2026 describe an investigative hearing at which education officials and institutional leaders defended their positions. The inquiry is important for families trying to establish what they must pay, but the reports do not announce a final Assembly decision settling the dispute.
Education Commissioner Wemi Jones said the university’s review followed a state government directive issued in 2024 and was intended to harmonise fees across state-owned universities. PAAU Vice-Chancellor Salisu Ogbo Usman also presented the changes as government-approved. These are the officials’ explanations in response to the petition, not an independent finding that every disputed charge is justified.
Usman said medical and other health-related programmes require substantial investment, particularly for clinical training. He also said 4,032 PAAU students had secured Nigerian Education Loan Fund approvals. BusinessDay reported that the corresponding fee support was still expected. Wahala Today has not independently verified each student’s disbursement, and an approval should not be described as a completed payment or a waiver of university fees.
The Kogi State Newspaper Corporation’s publication, The Graphic, reported that the polytechnic rector denied increasing tuition and said accommodation charges had instead fallen by ₦5,000. It also reported appeals from Kogi student representatives for government to consider the pressure on students and parents. Tuition, accommodation and student-loan support are separate matters; a change to one does not automatically resolve the others.
What it means for you: affected students should seek their institution’s written, programme-specific fee schedule and clarification of any Assembly instruction before relying on a headline to decide an amount. A general loan-approval announcement cannot confirm an individual account balance. The Graphic reported an earlier Assembly direction to suspend the increase, making clear, current institutional guidance especially important while the inquiry remains unresolved.
Committee chairman Idris Maikudi said the institutions had brought relevant documents and that findings would be presented to the House, according to The Graphic. The outstanding questions include the committee’s conclusions and any subsequent instructions to the institutions. Until those are established, neither the officials’ defence nor the existence of federal loans amounts to a confirmed resolution for every affected family.