OAU Announces Increment in School Fees, See Breakdown

• Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has become the latest federal institution to announce an increment in its school fees
• New students in the faculty of arts, law, and humanity are expected to pay N151,200 while returning students will pay N89,200.
• Also, the fresh students in the College of Health Sciences and Pharmacy faculties will pay N190,200, while returning students are to pay N128,200

Ife, Osun - The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ife, in Osun State, has announced an increment in school fees.

The institution announced this in a statement signed by Abiodun Olarewaju, its public relations officer, on Wednesday, September 13.

OAU's new tuition fees

According to the statement, fresh students in the Faculties of Arts, Law, and Humanities are to pay N151,200, while returning students will pay N89,200.

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The new students in the Faculties of Technology and Science will be paying N163,200, while the returning students will pay N101,200.

The management further disclosed that fresh students in Faculties in the College of Health Sciences and Faculty of Pharmacy will pay N190,200 while returning students are expected to pay N128,200.

According to the statement, the new payment detail is applicable to all academic sessions.

What OAU students are paying before the increment in tuition fee

Before the increment, OAU school fees were around N25,000 for students in the Faculty of Arts, Law, and Humanity.

That of students in the Faculty of Technology and Science and Faculties in the College of Health Sciences and Faculty of Pharmacy ranged from N30,000 to N40,000.

The increase in school fees comes barely four months after President Bola Tinubu assumed office as Nigeria's president.

Shortly after assuming office, Tinubu signed the student loan bill into law. This came after he removed the fuel subsidy.

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See the statement here:

List of federal universities that have increased their tuition fees

Last week, some federal institutions, including the University of Lagos (UNILAG), joined the latest schools to hike fees for new and returning undergraduate students.

The UNILAG, in a statement, said the increase resulted from the “prevailing economic realities”.

It is understood that Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria is also considering an increment in its school fees.

Source: Legit.ng