UNILAG Responds to NANS: Tuition Fees Slashed After Meeting
The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, has announced a review of its new fees following Thursday’s meeting with the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).
On Thursday, the university’s administration met with the student leaders under the direction of its Vice-Chancellor, Folasade Ogunsola. Usman Barambu, the president of NANS, led the students at the meeting, which was part of efforts to resolve the ongoing fee crisis.
Depending on the fields of study and the year of enrollment, the institution increased the payable fees from N26,000 and around N76,000 to between N120,750 and N240,250.
According to reports from Credible News, the university announced the decrease of the mandatory fees for students, electricity bills, convocation fees, and other expenses in an official statement that was sent on Friday morning by the university’s spokesman, Adejoke Alaga-Ibrahim.
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According to the statement, the utility charges for all categories of students have been reduced to N15,000 from N20,000 and convocation fees to be paid by all final-year students were reduced to N27,000 from N30,000.
For undergraduate students, the required fees were reduced from N176,325 to N166,325 for courses with labs or studios and from N126,325 to N116,325 for courses without.
The mandatory fees for returning undergraduate students were also reduced from N100,750 to N80,750 for courses without labs or studios, from N140,250 to N120,250 for courses with labs or studios, and from N190,250 to N170,250 for those pursuing careers in medicine, pharmacy, or other health-related fields.
Also examined were the hostel fees. The rates for the undergraduate dormitories in the Akoka and Yaba campuses were decreased from N90,000 to N43,000; from N120,000 to N65,000 for the hostels in the Idi-Araba campus; and from N250,000 to N135,000 for Sodeinde Hall.
Apart from the reversal of the obligatory fees, the university noted in the statement that the NANS President also demanded the reinstatement of the Students’ Union Government (SUG) in UNILAG.
According to the statement, Mr. Barambu observed that the absence of SUG in UNILAG had adversely affected communication between the students and management.
He also noted that students would be able to channel their grievances appropriately through the SUG.
The vice-chancellor will commence the process of reinstating students’ union activities in the university, the spokesperson said.
