No fewer
than 38 universities across the country have increased their tuition fees as a
result of poor funding by the federal and state governments.
The Chairman
of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan
Chapter, Dr. Deji Omole, made this known in a statement made available to
newsmen in Abuja yesterday.
The
statement, which assessed the two years of President Muhammadu Buhari in
office, lamented that the current government had made Nigerians poorer.
Omole said
that the public education was not taken seriously because most children of the
rich and those in high offices do not attend schools in Nigeria.
ASUU also
noted that it would be difficult for any Nigeria university to effectively
compete globally with the inadequate allocation of budgetary funding as
prescribed by UNESCO to fund education.
The News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that University of Lagos (UNILAG) which was
paying N14, 500 would now pay N63, 500 as tuition fees.
The
management of UNILAG has however denied claims of increase in tuition fees.
According to
the institution’s Deputy Registrar, Information Unit, Mr. Toyin Adebule, UNILAG
as a federal university does not charge tuition fees.
Instead, he
clarified that students pay “other charges” such as accommodation, health
insurance and laboratory services for those studying science-related courses.
Adebule
however said the breakdown of the charges would be available on Wednesday.
Other
institutions that increased their fees include: Ahmadu Bello University (ABU),
from N27, 000 to N41, 00; University of Nigeria (UNN), from N60, 450 to N66,
950; Obafemi Awolowo University, from N19, 700 to N55,700.
Others are
Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), from N20, 100 to N65,920; Bayero
University, Kano, from N26,000 to N40,000; University of Abuja, from N39,300 to
N42,300.
and Usman
Danfodiyo University, from N32,000 to N41,000.
National
Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), from N36,000 to N41,000; and University of
Benin (UNIBEN), from N12, 000 to N49,500.
University
of Ilorin, from N16, 000 to N75,000 and Federal University of Technology, Akura
(FUTA), from N13, 560 to N83,940.
Also in the
list are: Federal University, Minna (FUTMINNA), from N20,000 to N37,000;
University of Calabar, from N30,500 to N42,750 and University of Uyo, from N71,
000 to N84, 250.
Federal
College of Education (Technical), Akoka, from N16,000 to N40,000; Osun varsity,
from N95,000 to N135,500; Anambra State University, from N76,000 to N139, 000
and Lagos State University, from N96,750 to N158,250.
Ibrahim
Badamosi Babangiga University, Lapai, from N25, 000 to N52, 000; Imo State
University, from N120,000 to N150,000; Plateau State University, from N50,000
to N100,000 and Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, from N57,000 to N75,000.
Others are:
Ibadan Polytechnic, from N30, 000 t0 N50,000; Abia Polytechnics, from N56,550
to N61,000; Auchi Polytechnic, from N14, 800 to N28,000 and Ondo State
University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, from N70,000 to N80,000.
Enugu State
University of Science and Technology, N104,900 to N124,900; Kwara Polytechnic,
Ilorin, from N28,000 to N44,000; Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
(LAUTECH), from N65,000 to N72,500 and Tai Solarin University of Education,
from N66,500 to N76,500.
Afe Babalola
University, from N675, 000 to N1,075,000; Igbinedion, from N540,000 to
N820,000; Crawford university, from N400,000 to N600,000 and Redeemers
University, from N545,000 to N605,000.
Also in the
list are Covenant University, from N774, 500 to N814, 500 and Benson Idahosa
University, from N284, 300 to N1, 150,000.
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