The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) at Ile Ife has reviewed its student fees after the institution increased them a few weeks ago. The P.R.O. of the university, Abiodun Olarewaju, stated this in a statement in Osogbo, in which he also claimed that the meeting lasted for hours, but after lots of back and forth, both parties (the school authorities and the students union) finally landed on agreeable ground.
The Students Union aimed at fighting for a 50% reduction, but that soon proved fruitless as the school authorities The VC, in the person of Professor Adebayo Simeon Bamire, announced the newly agreed fees.
“For the students in the humanities, the initial sundry charges of ₦89,200 for returning students have been reduced to ₦76,000, while for the new students in the humanities, the initial fees of ₦151,200 have been reduced to ₦131,000. For those in the sciences and technology, the initial charges of ₦101,200 for returning students are now ₦86,000, while the new students in the same faculties will now pay ₦141,000 instead of the initial ₦163,200.”
In the same vein, the returning students in the Pharmacy and College of Health Sciences will now pay ₦109,000 instead of ₦128,200. The new students in the same Faculties will now pay ₦164,000 instead of the initial charges of ₦190,000. ”
The school, with a desire to ease the tension among the students, announced that the fees could be paid in two equal installments.