The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile - Ife, Osun State , has said that it is not planning to increase its tuition to N 55, 700.
It was gathered that OAU students currently pay between N 19, 700 and N 33, 700 depending on their faculty .
In a statement on Tuesday, the OAU Public Relations Officer , Abiodun Olarewaju, explained that the tuition had not been increased , saying the last time tuition was increased was three years ago .
He said , “ The attention of the authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife , have been drawn to a news item that ‘ 38 varsities increase tuition fees ’ , where OAU was listed among the universities that had increased their tuition fees .
“ Although there may be paucity of funds from the Federal Government in running the institutions of higher learning, which might have prompted some universities to upwardly review their fees , the situation in OAU is quite different .
“ For the avoidance of doubt, there is no meeting , either of the university management or the senate , where the fee increment was announced, and the Vice -Chancellor of the university , Prof. Tope Ogunbodede , has not contemplated on increasing any fee in OAU .
“ In actual fact , his administration is poised to making the welfare of members of staff and students a topmost priority . ”
He urged students and parents to disregard the information , adding that the new VC was committed to running a transparent administration.
“ Accordingly , the VC has advised the students , their parents and , or guardians to completely disregard the unfounded rumour in the said news item . The administrative and academic affairs of OAU will not be run in secret. The VC will not renege on his pledge of running a very open and transparent administration, ” he added .
He subsequently urged journalists to avoid reports that could plunge universities into avoidable crisis .
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It was gathered that OAU students currently pay between N 19, 700 and N 33, 700 depending on their faculty .
In a statement on Tuesday, the OAU Public Relations Officer , Abiodun Olarewaju, explained that the tuition had not been increased , saying the last time tuition was increased was three years ago .
He said , “ The attention of the authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife , have been drawn to a news item that ‘ 38 varsities increase tuition fees ’ , where OAU was listed among the universities that had increased their tuition fees .
“ Although there may be paucity of funds from the Federal Government in running the institutions of higher learning, which might have prompted some universities to upwardly review their fees , the situation in OAU is quite different .
“ For the avoidance of doubt, there is no meeting , either of the university management or the senate , where the fee increment was announced, and the Vice -Chancellor of the university , Prof. Tope Ogunbodede , has not contemplated on increasing any fee in OAU .
“ In actual fact , his administration is poised to making the welfare of members of staff and students a topmost priority . ”
He urged students and parents to disregard the information , adding that the new VC was committed to running a transparent administration.
“ Accordingly , the VC has advised the students , their parents and , or guardians to completely disregard the unfounded rumour in the said news item . The administrative and academic affairs of OAU will not be run in secret. The VC will not renege on his pledge of running a very open and transparent administration, ” he added .
He subsequently urged journalists to avoid reports that could plunge universities into avoidable crisis .
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