By Kowiat Adepoju

A hard time has indeed set in for students of the  University of Lagos,(UNILAG) as its management has announced the increase in tuition fees from N20,000 to over N140,000 amidst the present economic crisis in the country.

This announcement came after the university's Vice Chancellor, Professor Folasade Ogunsola had met with the representatives of non-teaching staff unions at the Senate Chamber of the school.

Professor Ogunsola during the meeting disclosed the proposed fee for undergraduate students. According to her , “Students without lab or studio use will pay N100,750, those with lab use will pay N140,250 and college of medicine undergraduates would pay N190,250".

Professor Folasade Ogunsola, UNILAG Vice Chancellor.

According to a SSANU representative at the meeting, Rasaki Yusuf who asked for a rebate for staff members with children in the university, 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 installments for staff wards with a condition to pay up one month before the final exams.”

The increase in tuition fee is coming after the hike in fuel from N500 to N617 as a result of the recent fuel subsidy removal in the country by President Tinubu's new administration.

Meanwhile, it will be recalled that the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in June, signed into law, the Student Loan Bill to provide succor to indigent Nigerian students. To what extent the loan bill will provide succour to Nigerian students cannot be determined now until the loan becomes active.

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