THOUSANDS of students in public schools in Osun were on Monday sent home over failure to pay school fees of N7,710 for the second term, which began in January 2018, Nigerian Tribune authoritatively gathered. A large number of students, whose parents have not paid their fees were directed by their respective school’s management to vacate the premises of the school with immediate effect. Some of the affected students from Osogbo Government High School, Baptist High School, Ataoja Government High School, Salvation Army Middle School, Osogbo, among others, who spoke to the Nigerian Tribune urged the state government to be considerate and give their parents more time to pay their fees. So, no student in Osun schools can or should be sent home for any school fees. We all know that everywhere in the world, successful economies depend on the payment of taxes by their productive citizens.”

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 15, 2018 12:11 UTC