 The Kaduna State University Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASU and the students have rejected the proposed 500% increase in tuition fees by the government. They stated that if a monumental school fees increase was allowed to stand, it will force about 75% of the students to drop out of the school, causing massive youth unemployment and restiveness. ASU branch chairman Dr Peter Adamu decried that the consequences of the upward review of the school fees would be unquantifiable. He urged the state government to rescind the decision, stressing that it was not the best time to increase tuition due to the present economic instability in the country. On his part, the Commissioner for Education in Kaduna, Shih-Hum Mohamed, defended the decision of the government, saying the amount being paid was no longer sustainable considering the enormous challenges of the school.