The management of the Lagos State University, LASU, has announced the
resumption of academic activities in the school. The school re-opens
June 23rd after it was shut down following weeks of students' protest
over increase in school fees. The school fees have since been reduced.
"Sequel to the Lagos State government’s agreement to the reduction of the Lagos State University School Fees by 34% to 60% across different faculties, the university management has come up with the precise amount to be paid by students in all departments and faculties. In a swift compliance to this agreement, the Governing Council of the University has approved new school fees which now ranges between N76,250.00 for a final year student in the Arts Department (49.3% reduction), and N158, 250.00 for a 200 level Engineering and Medical (Direct entry) student.
“In the new school fees as approved by the Council, a
100 level student in the Adebola Adegunwa School of Communication will
now pay N103, 250.00, and a 200 level student (Direct Entry) will be
required to pay same fee, while a 200 level returning student pays
N88,250.00. For the College of Medicine, a fresh student is expected to
pay N115, 750.00, ditto, a final year medical student, while a 200 level
(Direct Entry) student in the same College pays N158,250.00,
representing a 36.4% reduction.
“The approval also stipulated that a 100 level
Engineering student pays N115,750.00 , while the returning students in
200_500 level will pay N143,250.00, N143,250.00, N131,750.00 and
N106,750.00 respectively. New entrants (100 level) in the Faculty of
Management Sciences and a final year (500 level) student will now pay
N103,250.00, N113,250.00, N98,250.00, N98,250.00, N86,750.00 and
N86,750.00 respectively" the statement read
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