ATBU Warns Against Fake Circular on Resumption and Hostel Fee Hike

ATBU Warns of Fake Circular on Resumption Date and ₦80,000 Hostel Fee.

The management of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University has noted in circulation on some social media platforms a circular, purportedly released from the registry of the University, advising parents and guardians that the University will re-open on Friday, 2nd January, 2026. The circular further stated the amount of ₦80,000 (Eighty Thousand Naira) as accommodation fees. The said circular, which carries the date of 29th December, 2025, has a forgery of the University Registrar’s signature, Alhaji Kabiru Garba Aminu.

Management categorically disowns this circular and wishes to distance itself from its intent and content entirely. The University wishes to call on parents, guardians, and other stakeholders to disregard the circular and be reminded that the date of resumption for returning students remains Monday, 5th January, 2026, while new students will resume on Monday, 12th January, 2026, as indicated duly in the Senate-approved academic calendar for the 2025/2026 academic session.

Furthermore, management has not reviewed or intends to review registration fees for both new and returning students at the moment. We wish our students a happy return and a prosperous new academic year.

Signed:
Zailani Bappa
Director.

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