The Benue state University, Makurdi has recently passed a circular for an increment in the school fees for the new entrants to the institution.
The Governor of the state has resolved that, since the state needs to generate revenue to meet up its present challenges, of unpaid salaries that have logged up to like 4 months, under development and all other economic stagnation, thus revenue has to be generated within all arms of the state, and the only state owned University cannot be an exception.
In view of this, the school fees that was between 50,000-60,000, have been sky rocketed, not minding the economic condition of the state...
A state that is purely a civil service state, with majority of the indigenes as poor subsistent farmers, who have not even farmed enough to feed their families, not to talk of farming for the market.
The wailing of the people have been shown a deaf ear, thus the increment stands.
Below is a break down of the new school fees for the newly admitted students of this institution as copied from the school portal...

THE PROPOSED RATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Post-UTME: initially #2500 now #3000

Acceptance Fee: initially #5000 now #25,000 for
undergraduates, while #30,000 for post graduates

Development Levy: initially #10,000, now #25000 for other
courses, while #50,000 for College of Health Sciences,Law,&
Management Sciences

Accreditation: not existing before, but the cost is #15,000
for other courses, but #30,000 for College of Health Sci,
Law & Management Sciences

Utility Services: not existing before, but the cost is #10,000

Laboratory/practical/Sanitary/consumables: not in
existence before, but costs #20,000

Please Note that the above costs are referred to as
'CONDITIONAL' Charges, payable only ONCE! Applicable to only
New intakes, Not applicable to returning students.

OTHERS INCLUDE:
Certificates: initially #4000 for Sub-degree & degree, now
#10,000......while for postgraduates #15,000

Transcripts: Local - initially #2000, now #10,000.
International - initially #2000, now #20,000

Inter faculty transfer: initially #2000, now #5000

Inter university transfer: initially #5000, now #50,000

Result verification: initially #2000, now #5000

After all said, the final school fees for degree students stands at #120,000/session for all degree courses, accept for law and any medicine related courses which stands at #160,000.

IGR things

This increment is way too much. How do they expect the poor masses to pay for through school?
Buy your change of Course/institutions now!