The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has vehemently denied reports circulating in certain media outlets, alleging a second wave of school fee hikes subsequent to the initial increase in July. In a statement released to journalists on Friday evening in Lagos, Mrs. Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, the Head of the Communication Unit at the institution, clarified the university’s stance on the matter.
Addressing the issue, Alaga-Ibraheem labelled the information as both false and misleading, emphasising that it inaccurately portrays the situation at hand. She acknowledged the economic challenges facing the community but asserted that no official notification of any further fee adjustments had been disseminated.
“UNILAG wants to unequivocally counter baseless assertions that the university has clandestinely introduced extra unauthorised fees on top of the previous increments. This claim is entirely fabricated and designed to sow confusion by wrongly implying a fresh revision of the fee structure. Besides the recently revised obligatory fees for incoming students and returning undergraduates, as outlined in the university’s Information Flash news bulletin, there have been no additional increments,” she clarified.
The institution had initially announced a fee adjustment in July, set to take effect in the forthcoming semester of the 2023/2024 academic session. UNILAG explained that this step was taken in light of the prevailing economic conditions and the imperative to fulfil commitments to students, faculty, and service providers within the university’s network.
Breaking down the fee structure, the institution disclosed that mandatory charges for a single academic session for new undergraduate students stood at N126,325 for courses without laboratory or studio fees. For programmes involving laboratory and studio access, the mandatory charge was set at N176,325.
Furthermore, a detailed breakdown of the sanctioned mandatory charges for returning students in a single academic session showed fees of N100,750 for courses without laboratory or studio requirements, and N140,250 for those necessitating laboratory and studio access, among other categories.
