The federal government has hiked university tuition fees to between N100,750 and N190,000, if a statement by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) is to be believed. The fees were previously between N20,000 and N50,000.
The new development comes barely 24 hours after it emerged that fees for Federal Government-owned secondary schools is to go up more than 100% from N45,000 to N100,000.
A circular entitled, “Approved fees/ charges for Federal Unity Colleges (1st Term) for new students“, by the Director of Senior Secondary Education, Hajia Binta Abdulkadir, reads: “Approved fees/ charges for Federal Unity Colleges (1st Term) for new students, new students are expected to part with ₦100,000 instead of the previous N45,000.
“The latest fees/charge increment will affect virtually all aspects and activities of the school, including tuition and boarding fees, uniform, text books, deposit, exercise books, prospectus, caution fee, ID card, stationery, clubs and societies, sports, extra lesson, insurance, et al.
“Please be informed that the ministry has approved only the underlisted fees and charges for all Unity Colleges.”
A statement by the University of Lagos chapter of SSANU disclosed after a meeting that lasted nearly three hours with the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, the proposed fees for undergraduate students at the school.
“Students without lab or studio use would pay N100,750, those with lab use would pay N140,250, and college of medicine undergraduates would pay N190,250.
“The SSANU representative, Comrade Rasaki Yusuf requested a rebate for staff members with children in the university, but the vice chancellor explained that the charges were set nationally and could not be modified for specific student categories.
“However, she offered the option of paying in instalments for staff wards with a condition to pay up one month before the final exams.”