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Nigeria - The Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Edo State have increased school fees of new students for the 2015/2016 Academic Session by up to 240 percent, Premium Times reports.
A newly admitted medical student would have to pay a whopping N249,300 per session under the new school fees regime.
They have their main fees increased to N160,000 up from N47,000, a 240 per cent increase. This is coupled with admission acceptance fees requiring medical students to pay N75,000 while other students are to pay N60,000.
After settling the fees, students would also be required to pay other charges such as Students’ Union dues, N1000; AAU Legal/File, N800; AAU Students welfare assurance, N500; Matriculation gown, N2000 and Concession fee, N10,000.
Natural sciences, Education, Agriculture, and Physiology had their main fees increased from N41,000 to N112, 500, a 174 per cent increase.
Business courses like Public Administration, Business Administration, Economics and Banking and Finance got a 175 per cent increase, as students will now pay N110,000 as against the old N40,000 fee.
Engineering courses, microbiology, computer science, architecture and building had their fees raised by 172 per cent from N45,000 to N122, 500.
Medical Laboratory Sciences, Nursing, Law, and Accounting was increased from N47,000 to N127,500 or 170 per cent.
The institute of education would now attract a fee of N110,000 instead of N40,000 paid last session, which is a 175 per cent increase.
Arts, Social Sciences and Fine and Applied Arts got a raise from N34,500 to N96,250, an increase of 179 per cent.
Reports say students will continue to pay throughout their study in the institution, what they paid in their first year.
There is currently no rallying point for the incoming students because a new Students’ Union is yet to be inaugurated.
However a group student activists have decided to engage the management and other stakeholders, including parents to force down the new school fees.
Speaking on behalf of the students, Alex Peter, said the hike in the fees threatened the educational sector, as it makes education completely unaffordable.
“We are not oblivious of the hardship that Nigerian (AAU Ekpoma) students suffer in their campuses because of the corruption that has eaten up the soul of every sector in our society today,” he said.
“Students that are not paid bursaries, students that are not paid allowances, students whose future aren’t guaranteed even after spending years going through school shouldn’t be subjected to massive exploitation and unaffordable, ridiculous and obnoxious school charges.”
He said he and his group of students were calling on the governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomole to intervene in the matter and reverse the hike.
Meanwhile, the management of the institution has defended the hike in the school fees, saying it was still affordable and competitive.
A newly admitted medical student would have to pay a whopping N249,300 per session under the new school fees regime.
They have their main fees increased to N160,000 up from N47,000, a 240 per cent increase. This is coupled with admission acceptance fees requiring medical students to pay N75,000 while other students are to pay N60,000.
After settling the fees, students would also be required to pay other charges such as Students’ Union dues, N1000; AAU Legal/File, N800; AAU Students welfare assurance, N500; Matriculation gown, N2000 and Concession fee, N10,000.
Natural sciences, Education, Agriculture, and Physiology had their main fees increased from N41,000 to N112, 500, a 174 per cent increase.
Business courses like Public Administration, Business Administration, Economics and Banking and Finance got a 175 per cent increase, as students will now pay N110,000 as against the old N40,000 fee.
Engineering courses, microbiology, computer science, architecture and building had their fees raised by 172 per cent from N45,000 to N122, 500.
Medical Laboratory Sciences, Nursing, Law, and Accounting was increased from N47,000 to N127,500 or 170 per cent.
The institute of education would now attract a fee of N110,000 instead of N40,000 paid last session, which is a 175 per cent increase.
Arts, Social Sciences and Fine and Applied Arts got a raise from N34,500 to N96,250, an increase of 179 per cent.
Reports say students will continue to pay throughout their study in the institution, what they paid in their first year.
There is currently no rallying point for the incoming students because a new Students’ Union is yet to be inaugurated.
However a group student activists have decided to engage the management and other stakeholders, including parents to force down the new school fees.
Speaking on behalf of the students, Alex Peter, said the hike in the fees threatened the educational sector, as it makes education completely unaffordable.
“We are not oblivious of the hardship that Nigerian (AAU Ekpoma) students suffer in their campuses because of the corruption that has eaten up the soul of every sector in our society today,” he said.
“Students that are not paid bursaries, students that are not paid allowances, students whose future aren’t guaranteed even after spending years going through school shouldn’t be subjected to massive exploitation and unaffordable, ridiculous and obnoxious school charges.”
He said he and his group of students were calling on the governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomole to intervene in the matter and reverse the hike.
Meanwhile, the management of the institution has defended the hike in the school fees, saying it was still affordable and competitive.
