UNILAG denies claims of additional fees
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has distanced itself from reports in some sections of the media that claimed that the institution had made an additional increase in school fees over the one it made in July.
This is contained in a statement by Mrs. Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, Head, Communication Unit of the institution, issued to newsmen on Friday night in Lagos.
According to her, the information is false, misleading, and a misrepresentation of facts.
She noted that the institution was not unmindful of the prevailing economic realities, adding that it had not issued any other notice of an increment in fees.
“UNILAG wishes to explicitly refute unsubstantiated claims making the rounds that the institution has slapped additional unauthorised charges on its earlier increments.
“This is a completely untrue and misleading claim and a misrepresentation of facts, aimed at misinforming the public into believing that there has been another adjustment of fees.
“Apart from the recently adjusted obligatory fees for new students and returning undergraduates published in the university’s Information Flash news bulletin, there has been no other increase in fees,” she said.
Supreme News recalls that the institution announced in July an adjustment in fees that was expected to take effect in the first semester of the 2023–2024 academic session.
UNILAG explained that the move was in line with the prevailing economic realities and the need for the university to be able to meet its obligations to its students, staff, and municipal service providers, among others.
A breakdown of the fees showed that the mandatory charges for one academic session for new undergraduate students were N126,325 for courses without laboratory or studio fees.
The university further fixed N176,325 as mandatory charges for one academic session for courses with laboratories and studios.
A further breakdown of the approved mandatory charges for one academic session for returning students showed that they would pay N100,750 for courses without laboratory and studio, while those needing laboratory and studio would pay N140,250, among others.
