Reps move to halt tuition hikes, seek regulation of electric, CNG vehicle imports

From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
The House of Representatives has called for the suspension of recent increases in school fees by public tertiary institutions across the country, warning that the development could undermine the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) and deny students from poor families access to higher education.
The House also called for a comprehensive regulatory framework for the importation of electric vehicles (EVs), Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles and related infrastructure, insisting that government incentives must be tied to investments in maintenance facilities, spare parts, technical capacity and other critical infrastructure.
The resolutions followed th...