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 on Monday.
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 school
in Nigeria.
“The latest increment might be attributed to poor funding by the federal
and state governments as ASUU poorly rated the President Muhammadu
Buhari in the area of funding of university education.
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.
It was learned that University of Lagos (UNILAG) which was paying N14, 500 would now pay N63, 500 as tuition fees.
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; the 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;
University of Benin (UNIBEN), from N12, 000 to N49,500; the University
of Ilorin, from N16, 000 to N75,000 and Federal University of
Technology, Akura (FUTA), from N13, 560 to N83,940.
Also on the list are Federal University, Minna (FUTMINNA), from N20,000
to N37,000; the 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 Polytechnics, 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.
Covenant University, from N774, 500 to N814, 500, while Benson Idahosa
University increases it tuition fees from N284, 300 to N1, 150,000.
Poor funding by Federal/State Govt force 38 Nigerian Universities to increase tuition fees - ASUU
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 on Monday.
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 school
in Nigeria.
“The latest increment might be attributed to poor funding by the federal
and state governments as ASUU poorly rated the President Muhammadu
Buhari in the area of funding of university education.
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.
University of Lagos (UNILAG) which was paying N14, 500 would now pay N63, 500 as tuition fees.
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; the 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;
University of Benin (UNIBEN), from N12, 000 to N49,500; the University
of Ilorin, from N16, 000 to N75,000 and Federal University of
Technology, Akura (FUTA), from N13, 560 to N83,940.
Also on the list are Federal University, Minna (FUTMINNA), from N20,000
to N37,000; the 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 Polytechnics, 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.
Covenant University, from N774, 500 to N814, 500, while Benson Idahosa
University increases it tuition fees from N284, 300 to N1, 150,000.
Meanwhile, ASUU President Biodun Ogunyemi, has vowed that the union
would resist any attempt to increase tuition fees in the country’s
public universities.
In an exclusive chat with Premuim Times, he said ASUU could go on
strike, if the government failed to meet its demand for adequate funding
of institutions and payment of salaries.
Ogunyemi also said the union would not accept any increase in fees by state or federal governments.
“We will not tolerate any attempt to increase tuition fee, we are
against telling people to pay more, even the current fees, we are still
fighting them, we as a body have always stood against fee increment and
we will continue to stand against it,” he said.
The union leader spoke against the backdrop of reports of a possible
increase in tuition fees in universities by the federal government.
According to him, ASUU has been engaging the federal government since November 2016 on issues rocking the university system.
He said: “The truth is there are lots of issues rocking the system. We
have made our position known to the federal government; we have also
written to state governments who have refused to give subvention to
their universities.
“Some of them cannot sustain one university and they go on to establish two or three, compounding the issues.
“We have given the government till June ending to attend to our needs.
If the government does not call us by June ending, we will convey a
meeting to take our position.
“However, we are trying to engage the government but if they don’t
invite us to a meeting before June ending, we will still take our
position on whether we are going on strike or not.
“But that will not be like early July but middle or late July, that is
if they don’t heed to our demands, which includes payment of salaries,
funding, research and lots more.”
Asked if ASUU would initiate a meeting with the federal government, he
said: “we will not initiate any meeting if they don’t call us, we can’t
initiate a meeting.”
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