Lasu slashes fee.to open june 23
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BY IKENNA ASOMBA
LAGOS—AUTHORITIES of Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, yesterday,
directed students to return to campus June 23, ahead of resumption of academic
activities following implementation by the Governing Council of the reduction of
the university’s tuition fees by 34 to 60 per cent across the various faculties as
directed by the state government.
A statement by the university’s spokesperson, Kayode Sutton, reads: “Sequel to the
Lagos State government’s agreement to the reduction of the Lagos State University
School Fees by 34% to 60% across different faculties, the university management
has come up with the precise amount to be paid by students in all departments and
faculties. In a swift compliance to this agreement, the Governing Council of the
University has approved new school fees which now ranges between N76,250.00
for a final year student in the Arts Department (49.3% reduction), and N158,
250.00 for a 200 level Engineering and Medical (Direct entry) student.
“In the new school fees as approved by the Council, a 100 level student in the
Adebola Adegunwa School of Communication will now pay N103, 250.00, and a
200 level student (Direct Entry) will be required to pay same fee, while a 200 level
returning student pays N88,250.00. For the College of Medicine, a fresh student is
expected to pay N115, 750.00, ditto, a final year medical student, while a 200 level
(Direct Entry) student in the same College pays N158,250.00, representing a
36.4% reduction.
“The approval also stipulated that a 100 level Engineering student pays
N115,750.00 , while the returning students in 200_500 level will pay N143,250.00,
N143,250.00, N131,750.00 and N106,750.00 respectively. New entrants (100
level) in the Faculty of Management Sciences and a final year (500 level) student
will now pay N103,250.00, N113,250.00, N98,250.00, N98,250.00, N86,750.00
and N86,750.00 respectively.