University Of Ibadan Plans To Increase Clinical Students” Fees By 733%

[Ibadan]–Information reaching THE PAGE has it that the University of Ibadan might be planning to increase clinical levy for students in clinical sciences from 12,000 Naira to 100,000 Naira.

The increase, THE PAGE learnt, will be carried out under the label of “Health Professional Training Fee” and will exclude other fees being currently paid by the students.

According to sources close to the Provost of College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, management is anchoring the new decision on the alleged development that the Federal Government of Nigeria has stopped financing Federal Universities.

To effect this plan, our source further revealed that the management is planning to have a Parents-Teachers meeting at the University College Hospital (UCH) where the parents will be ‘deceived’ to accepting to pay the proposed increment after which the University Senate will officially approve it.

Similarly, there have been growing concerns too amonsgt the students in the main campus about a possible review of accommodation fee from 14,000 Naira to 30,000 Naira.

Source:- Thepageng