OAU Reduces School Fees After Meeting With Union Leaders

 

By Ifeoluwa Adegboyega

In response to demands from the Great Ife Students, the management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has officially disclosed a minimal reduction in school fees, subsequent to the initial fee increase.

This decision was reached after an extensive meeting between the University's management and the Great Ife Students' Union on Monday, September 25th, 2023.

Mr. Abiodun Olarewaju, the University's Public Relations Officer, confirmed in a press release that the meeting was initiated by the University's management due to the students' consistent calls for a reduction in the initially approved fees.

Despite the Student Union request for a 50% reduction, the University's management clarified that the revised charges were set at the minimum level required to maintain the university's operational efficiency.

In response to this situation, Vice Chancellor Professor Adebayo Simeon BAMIRE, in a press release, announced the following fee reductions:

Humanities: Returning students' fees have been reduced from #89,200 to #76,000, while fresh Humanities students will now pay #131,000 instead of the initial #151,200.

Sciences and Technology: Charges for returning students in these faculties have been lowered from #101,200 to #86,000, and fresh students will pay #141,000, down from the initial #163,200.

Pharmacy and College of Health Sciences: Returning students in these faculties will now pay #109,000 instead of #128,200, while fresh students will pay #164,000, down from the initial #190,000.

The university's management, as outlined in a release, has also agreed to allow students to make payments in two equal installments.

Furthermore, they stated in a press release that the payment portal is now accessible to students for fee processing.