By Cheta Enyoghasi
Students of the University of Ibadan in Oyo State have launched a protest against the rise in their school fees.
The demonstration began early on Friday, according to reports.
Edum News gathered that the institution’s governing council approved the fee rise, during its meeting on Thursday at the institution, which set off the protest.
The students declared the protest and criticized the fact that their tuition had gone up by almost 100%.
According sources, the students are enforcing the boycott of classes and demanding that none be held until the fees are lowered.
Students in the Department of Human Nutrition paid N58, 000 during the most recent session, according to a student who talked in Anonymity out of fear of intimidation but she was surprised, to hear that the fresh session would cost N138, 350 in fees.
“In our department, Human Nutrition, during the 2022/2023 session, we paid N58, 000, and now for the 2023/2024 session, we were asked to pay N138,350,” she said.
Another student from the Department of Animal Science said that fees in the department had also been increased and that the majority of the returning students have yet to pay the new school fees.
He said: “In the Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, we paid N70,000 for the 2022/2023 session, and now for the 2023/2024 session, it has been increased to N150,000.
“Most of us have not seen the money. We are yet to pay. We the students are protesting now. We cannot attend lectures,”
