19th August, 2023
By Chinyere Nwachukwu
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has debunked reports that it made additional increase in school fees, over the ones announced in July.
Mrs Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, Head, Communication Unit of the institution, said the report is false and misleading and a misrepresentation of facts.
She noted that the institution is mindful of the prevailing economic realities and has not issued any other notice of increment in fees.
“UNILAG wishes to explicitly refute unsubstantiated claims making the rounds that the institution has slammed additional unauthorised charges to its earlier increments.
“This is a completely untrue and misleading claim and a misrepresentation of facts, aimed at misinforming the public into believing that there has been another adjustment of fees.
“Apart from the recently adjusted obligatory fees for new students and returning undergraduates published in the university’s Information Flash news bulletin, there has been no other increase in fees,” she said.
In July, UNILAG announced adjustment in fees which was expected to take effect from the first semester of the 2023/2024 academic session.
UNILAG explained that the move was in line with the prevailing economic realities and the need for the university to be able to meet its obligation to its students, staff and municipal service providers among others.
A breakdown of the fees showed that the mandatory charges for one academic session for new undergraduate students was N126,325, for courses without laboratory/studio fees.
The university further fixed N176,325 as mandatory charges for one academic session for courses with laboratory and studio.
A further breakdown of the approved mandatory charges for one academic session for returning students showed that they would pay N100,750 for courses without laboratory and studio, while those needing laboratory and studio would pay N140,250, among others.