OAU denies increasing tuition fee

In a remarkable denial of a news item circulated by the
News Agency of Nigeria on Monday , the management of Obafemi Awolowo University , Ile -Ife , Osun State , has said that it was not planning to increase its tuition fee to N 55, 700.
It may be recalled that NAN had quoted the chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Ibadan Chapter , Dr . Deji Omole , as having made the claim in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday .
However, it was gathered that OAU students currently pay between N 19, 700 and N 33, 700, depending on their course of study .
In a press statement made available on Tueday , the OAU Public Relations Officer , Abiodun Olarewaju , explained that the tuition fee remained as increased three years ago .
It may be recalled that the charges of students of the institution were increased from N 5, 300, N 7, 800, N 10, 300 and N 12, 800 per session to N 19, 700, N 30, 700 and N 33, 700 for different faculties respectively in June 2014.
Olarewaju said , “ The attention of the authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University , Ile -Ife , has been drawn to a news item that ’ 38 Varsities increase tuition fees ’ , where OAU was listed among the universities that have increased their tuition fees .
“ Although there may be paucity of funds from the Federal Government in running the institutions of higher learning, which might have prompted some universities to upwardly review their fees , but the situation in OAU is quite different .
“ For the avoidance of doubt , there is no meeting, either of the university management or Senate, where the fee increment was announced ; and the vice chancellor of the university, Prof. Tope Ogunbodede, has not contemplated on increasing any fee in OAU .
“ In actual fact , his administration is poised to making the welfare of staff and students a topmost priority . ”
He urged students and parents to disregard the information , adding that the new VC was committed to running a transparent administration.
“ Accordingly , the VC has advised the students , their parents and/or guardians to completely disregard as unfounded rumour the said news item .
“ The administrative and academic affairs of OAU will not be run in secret. The VC will not renege on his pledge of running a very open and transparent administration, ” he added .
He subsequently urged journalists to avoid reports that could plunge universities into avoidable crisis .

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