The management of Prime Schools Kano has raised alarm over what it described as an unlawful attempt by the Kano State Private and Voluntary Institutions Board (PVIB) to suspend its operations following a dispute on school fees.
In a press statement signed on Friday by its solicitors, Aliant Qais Conrad Laureate, the school said it was compelled to respond after a series of events it believes were instigated by a minority of parents opposed to the new school fees for the 2025/2026 academic session.
ClockwiseReports reports that in July 2025, Prime Schools announced adjustments in tuition fees, citing inflation and the need to maintain quality teaching and infrastructure. The school explained that flexible payment plans were offered to parents unable to meet the new rates, stressing that no child would be turned away.
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According to the management, more than 94% of parents paid the revised fees. However, fewer than 20 parents rejected the increase, labeling the school “exploitative” and petitioning the PVIB to reverse the decision.
The statement noted that the Executive Secretary of PVIB, Malam Baba Abubakar Umar, visited the school with some aggrieved parents and unilaterally appointed a caretaker PTA committee. The committee, made up of eight parents and five teachers, reportedly voted in support of the fee adjustment.
Despite this, the school alleged that the PVIB leadership dismissed the decision as inconclusive and later directed a reversal of fees. Matters escalated when the school was served with an ex parte order from the Kano Magistracy on September 17, halting the implementation of the new fees and suspending its operations.
Prime Schools, however, insists that the order did not authorize a shutdown and accused PVIB of misleading the public through radio announcements declaring the school closed.
“We believe these egregious and wanton exercises of institutional power are misdirected, amoral, and unlawful. It is unjust and unfair to suspend the education of innocent children without hearing our side of the matter,” the statement read.
The school reaffirmed its commitment to legal redress, noting that it would hold the PVIB Executive Secretary solely liable for any embarrassment or harm suffered by its students, parents, or staff as a result of the ongoing conflict.