OAU management reconsiders hike in tuition fees

Following the protest by students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, (OAU) Ile-Ife, Osun State, has announced a reduction in the recently increased school fees for students.

Spokesperson, Abiodun Olarewaju, in a statement stated that the fee reduction was an outcome of hours of meetings between the university management and the students’ union.

Recall, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) also slashed its fees after students protested and the university met with the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).

Following the success of a dialogue at UNILAG, NANS vowed to engage other universities that recently increased school fees.

Mr Olarenwaju mentioned that during the meeting the students’ union were adamant about a 50 per cent reduction but that the university management maintained that the new charges were the minimum the university required to run efficiently.

In reaching an equilibrium of administrative magnanimity, the authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, have readjusted downward the sundry charges payable by the students of the University.

The outcome of the meeting the University management had with the leadership of the Students’ Union on Monday, 25th September 2023 states that the charges for students in humanities have been slashed from N89,200 to N76,000 for returning students and N131,000 for new students.

Students in the sciences, the fees were reduced from N101,000 to N86,000 for returning students and N141,000 for new students.

The university has also agreed that students can make payments in two equal instalments.

Students in Humanities, the initial sundry charges of N89,200 for returning students have been reduced to N76,000 while for the new students in the Humanities, the initial fees of N151,200 have been reduced to N131,000.

Students in the Sciences and Technology, the initial charges of N101,200, for returning students is now N86,000 while the new students in the same Faculties will now pay N141,000 instead of the initial N163,200.

Similarly, the returning students in the Pharmacy and College of Health Sciences will now pay N109,000, instead of N128,200. The new students in the same Faculties will now pay N164,000 instead of the initial charges of N190,000.