UNILAG slashes fees after meeting with NANS

Authorities at the University of Lagos have announced a reduction in fees, after meeting with the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday.

The increase in obligatory fees by the institution had attracted a lot of upheaval and public sympathy, leading to peaceful protests by some students who thronged the university and its environs, chanting songs and displaying placards in the past week.

It also indicated N176,325 as mandatory charges for one academic session for courses with laboratory and studio.

The university had in a statement in August put mandatory charges for new undergraduate students at N126, 325, for courses without laboratory/studio, for one academic session.

A further breakdown of the approved mandatory charges for one academic year or session for returning students showed that they would pay N100,750 for courses without laboratory and studio.

The approved mandatory charges for courses with laboratory and studio, according to the statement, is N140,250.

The university put approved charges for all medical students of the institution at N190,250.

It noted that utility charges of N20,000 were to be paid by all undergraduate students, while N30,000 was to be paid by all final year students.

The institution’s management attributed the increase in fairs to the need for students to get the best learning experience.

The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Folashade Ogunsola, in her address to newsmen after the meeting on Thursday, expressed satisfaction at the outcome of the deliberations.

She stated that the role of dialogue in resolving issues cannot be underestimated.