It’s over a month since the Federal Government-owned institutions increased the fees payable by students beginning from the current session and the follow-up denial by the government that the schools are still tuition-free and parents and students are still waiting for a reversal of the fee hike.
Rather than the schools reverting to the former fee regimes, they have come out with measures they say would help parents and students to cope and pay.
Checks by Vanguard showed that for parents whose wards attend Federal Government’s Unity colleges, after they got the notice by the Federal Ministry of Education that they would now pay N100,000 instead of the previous N45,000 as fees, nothing has been heard from the ministry regarding the issue.
One of such parents, Femi Michael, whose daughter attends one of the schools in Ogun State, parents are already sourcing for funds to meet the new demand.
“From the way things are going and the criminal silence by the Federal Ministry of Education, it is obvious that the new fee regime won’t be reversed by the government. So, by September when the new session begins, parents and guardians shoud just brace up or find alternatives for their wards,” he said.
Payment in instalments
The University of Lagos, UNILAG, where the fee payable by students was jerked up from N19,000 to N190,250, the management introduced payment in instalments by students and even advised them to seek sponsorship.
In a statement on the official social handles of the institution, the school said it took the decision in the face of the current economic situation in the country and urged current and new students to take note of the measures.
Among the measures are that students can now pay the fees in instalments, however, the second and final payment must be done before the end of the course registration for the second semester.
Credit: Vanguard
