Due to Hike in Tuition Fee, UNILAG Pushes the Resumption of Academic Activities

Cursory: The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has announced Monday, October 30, 2023, as the official commencement date for the academic activities for the 2023/2024 Academic Session.

The University of Lagos had earlier fixed October 3, 2023, for resumption and it was reportedly postponed to October 30, 2023.

The reason for the postponement could not be ascertained.

But the postponement could either be because of a nationwide strike declared by organized labor or because students could not pay the school fee hike the management had imposed on them.

According to the announcement of the resumption date published on the website of the university, titled: “UNILAG Re-Opens On Monday, October 30, 2023,” students (newly admitted and returning), parents, guardians, and the general public were asked to take note.

The school increased its tuition from about N20,000 to over N100,000 depending on the course of study. The aggrieved students staged a protest despite being intimidated by the police.

Nigerian students under the aegis of Students’ Solidarity Group, dismissing what they called propaganda by the university management that many students had paid their fees already, the said group categorically denied it.

“Forget their propaganda that many students have paid already. The major reason for the long postponement is that students are not paying the hiked fees! They can’t afford it. #FeesMustFall,” the group said.

The students insisted that they are making education not accessible for willing students to enroll.