This is contained in a statement signed by the Director, Media and Publicity of the institution, Ibrahim Sheme.
The statement said the development was in keeping with the institution’s mandate of making education accessible to the less privileged in the society.
It quoted the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Abdalla Adamu, announced the grant while receiving his counterpart from the Nigeria/Turkish Nile University, Prof. Huseyin Sert, in Abuja.
The waiver, formerly pegged at 50 per cent, would now enable the inmates have unfettered access to quality education.
The development would also encourage other inmates to take advantage of the initiative to intensify efforts in realising their dreams and improve the quality of their lives.
According to the statement, Adamu described as worrisome the absence of meaningful social support system for inmates to acquire education in the country.
“Having suffered abandonment by relatives, emotional and physical confinement, prison inmates will see such gesture from NOUN as a measure to reduce their burden. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Good intention. I would have preferred gesture directed to law abiding less privileged Nigerians. I hope we are not encouraging Nigerians to go jail in order to be educationally favoured. Good intention though.
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