University of Abuja Raises Medical Students School Fees to N225k, Arts, Others, Gives Reason

• The management of the University of Abuja has announced the increment of the tuition fee of the institution
• According to a recent release by the university's management, medical students will now pay N250,000 and above, while Arts and other related faculties will pay between N80,000 and N100,000 or more
• Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, the vice-chancellor of the university, explained that the increment was part of the school's effort to give the students the best

FCT, Abuja - The University of Abuja (UNIABUJA)'s management has explained the rationale behind the increment in the tuition fee paid by the institution's students.

The vice chancellor of the institution, Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, in a statement on Monday, May 1, urged the students to accept the increment, adding that it was part of the institution's effort to keep dishing out the best training.

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Why UNIABUJA increases school fees

On the official Facebook page of the institution, returning students in Arts and other related faculties of the institution will pay N82,000, while their counterparts in the medical line will pay N225,000.

The fee differs from the university's acceptance fee, pegged at N30,000, excluding departmental and Student Union Government (SUG) fees.

According to The ICIR, some of the students revealed that students in Arts and related faculties would pay between N85,000 to over N100,000, and medical students will pay N225,000 and above.

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It was also discovered that students in social sciences paid less than N60,000 last session, while students in the medical faculties paid about half of the new fee.

According to the vice-chancellor, the primary objective behind the increment was to make the institution's students the best so their dreams could become reality.

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He said the decision was reached following the recommendation of a committee chaired by the school's bursar. The committee constituted the Students Union Government (SUG), the Students Affairs Unit and other stakeholders.

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Legit.ng earlier reported that the JAMB results for the 2023 UTME can now be viewed via SMS, an official said.

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Source: Legit.ng