The University of Lagos (UNILAG), has conceded to the requests of the students who were protesting the institution’s most recent fee increase.
Following a meeting with the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), the university administration announced on Thursday night that it had agreed to the students’ request for a reduction in the hiked fees.
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UNILAG announced in July that school will be increasing its fees, which would go into effect on September 1.
This made the sessional required fees for new undergraduate students for courses without a lab or studio 126,325 and for courses with a lab or studio 176,325 for one academic session.
The sessional mandatory charges for returning students were put at ₦100,750 for courses without labs and studios while that of courses with access to labs and studios were fixed at ₦140,250.
UNILAG also said the approved charge for all medical students of the institution is ₦190,250.
For many, these rates amounted to a hike of over 600%.
The students began a protest on September 6 while NANS sought an audience with the university management.
Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, the UNILAG PRO, confirmed to TheCable that the institution granted some fee cuts.
Obligatory fees
- Utility charges for all students were reduced to ₦15,000 from ₦20,000.
- The obligatory fees for new undergraduate students were reviewed from ₦126,325 to ₦116,325 for courses without Lab/Studio and ₦176,325 to ₦166,325:00 for Courses with Lab/Studio.
- The obligatory fees for returning undergraduate students were reviewed from ₦100,750 to ₦80,750 for courses without Lab/Studio; ₦140,250 to ₦120,250 for courses with Lab/Studio; and from ₦190,250 to ₦170,250 for medical/pharmacy students and students in health professions.
- The convocation fee to be paid by all final-year students was reduced to ₦27,000 from ₦30,000.
Hostel fees
- For undergraduate hostels in Akoka and Yaba campuses, the fees were reduced to ₦43, 000 from ₦90,000.
- For hostels in the Idi-Araba campus, the fees were reduced to N65,000 from ₦120,000.
- The fees for Sodeinde Hall were reduced to N135,000 from ₦250,000.
Among the resolutions that the meeting with the university management birthed is the decision to commence the reinstatement of UNILAG’s student union government, which was dissolved in 2016.
