Obafemi Awolowo Vasity Announce Downward Review of Charges For Fresh And Returning Students
Management of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife on Monday announced the downward review of the sundry charges payable by fresh and retuning students of the institution.
In a rare display of understanding of the plight of students and parents on the economic quarmire in the country, the authorities of the university announced the fees readjustment after a meeting with leadership of the Student Union
In a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, the decision to slash the charges was taken by the university authorities after the meeting which lasted for several hours.
According to Olarewaju, though the Students Union leaders were adamant that the charges be reduced by 50%, the University management made it explicit to them that the new charges were the minimum the University require to run efficiently.
“Accordingly, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Adebayo Simeon Bamire, graciously announced that the charges initially announced have been reduced as follows:
For the students in Humanities, the initial sundry charges of #89, 200 for returning students have been reduced to #76,000 while 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 Faculties, the initial charges of #101,200, for returning students is 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, while the new students in the same Faculties will now pay #164,000 instead of the initial charges of #190,000.
To further make the payments easy for both the students and their parents, the University management has agreed that the payment can be made in two equal installments, while, the University portal is now open to students for payment.
