Students reject more than 1,000% fee increment by Nigerian university

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The university recently increased the fees payable by fresh students by more than 1,000 per cent, according to a campus-based publication.

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Before the latest increments, the fees payable by fresh students ranged from N20,000 to N30,000, according to the student union. But the latest increments for fresh students range from N203,000 to N412,000. “The Student Representative Council equally held an emergency sitting, and the resolution of the sitting is as earlier circulated by the council’s leadership,” it said.

The university administrators said the fee hike became necessary due to the increasing cost of maintaining the schools and keeping staff motivated. The Baze University, an Abuja-based private institution that recently hiked tuition and sundry charges, also said it was necessitated by several factors, including the astronomical rise in the cost of goods and services and general economic downturns.

 

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