The management of University of Ibadan (UI) said yesterday that it was concluding arrangement to facilitate Senate/Parents Management Consultative Forum with workers, students, parents and guardians.

It said this was to discuss the rationale behind the slight adjustment in accommodation fees.

The meeting, slated for tomorrow, is to among others, douse tension over the decision.


The Senate had recommended increment in hostel fee from N14, 000 to N30,000 for main campus and N40,000 for College of Medicine with effect from 2017/2018 academic session.

Noting the stifled funding from the Federal Government to cater for utilities, the management said it spent about N100 million yearly to augment what was collected in running the hostels, adding that this was no longer sustainable.

The Nation learnt that while students at present paid N14,000 per bed space, the partial economic rate per bed space, according to a 2012 survey conducted by the institution, was put at N59,650 per session.

Vice Chancellor Prof. Idowu Olayinka had said the institution was at a crossroads because managing the hostel based on the old rate was not sustainable, adding that only 30 per cent of the students were accommodated on campus, as the opportunity for hostel accommodation was optional.

The Senate also approved increment in fees for laboratory and studio arts (N5,000); maintenance fees; fees for professional health training (non-clinical (N75,000) and clinical N100,000); pharmacy practice experience levy (N5,000); science laboratory levy (N7,500); Faculty of Agriculture (N5,000 to N7,500); renewable natural resources upward review of the practical year levy (N15,000 to N17,500) for those in practical year; while other students are to pay the old levy.

Other items which attract upward review include access fee for undergraduates (from N2,000 to N2,500) for improved Internet access on campus.


However, fees payable by students in the Faculties of Social Sciences, Law, Sciences and Technology have not been adjusted.

Prof. Olayinka said: “The university is at a point where it is difficult to continue to subside the running of halls of residence and carry out academic functions without a slight adjustment in accommodation charges and in some fees payable by students in some faculties.

“We urge the public to note that it is only the increase in accommodation fees that cuts across students who desire to stay in the halls of residence. Residency in the hall is optional and only about 30 per cent of our students can find accommodation in the halls of residence.

“It is also important to note that the Federal Government, years ago, had stopped providing funds for the running of the halls. As a result, the university spends about N100 million over what is collected as accommodation fees for the running of the halls.

“The university is no longer in a capacity to continue to provide this subvention. It has been very objective in adjusting other fees. For instance, fees were only adjusted for students in the Faculties of Arts, Agriculture, Renewable Natural Resources and Pharmacy. Even in these faculties, the fees are limited to categories of students requiring academic service for which an increase has been approved.

“Let us give two examples. For instance, only 400 level students in the Faculties of Agriculture and Renewable Natural Resources are to pay additional N2,500. These are students in their practical year. Other students in the faculties are not to pay these fees. In the Faculty of Arts also, only 200 and 300 level students in six departments are to pay the studio maintenance fees. Students in departments without studios are exempted from these fees.”

http://www.akelicious.net/2018/04/ui-to-meet-parents-guardians-students.html

In primary and secondary schools, meetings like this are called PTA meetings...


Would it be right if I call this a PVC meeting??...just thinking out loud.




Increments in school fees should be directly proportional to the increase in maintenance and welfare of students, along with major learning facilities. But reverse is the case here in this part of the world. Take LASU as a case study...

better

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this one na primary school PTA meeting ke

ok

Education in Nigeria isn't worth the stress. Expensive for nothing.

PTA meeting.

Pls if education is expensive try un-education.

Anything that will reverse the decision made by the management are welcome..... Rubbish VC

The way these idiots in power lie ehhn! Like what do you use 59m for? Do you feed the students? Do they have free wifi installed? Do you buy toiletries for them daily?
Because even if you pay cleaners and security men 50k per month to take care of the hostels which I know you don't, 59m is still too too too much.

This is why Bill Gate is telling the federal government to invest in education and human infrastructure

Why should the poor always bear the brunt of social injustice?

pinnket:



In primary and secondary schools, meetings like this are called PTA meetings...


Would it be right if I call this a PVC meeting??...just thinking out loud.




Increments in school fees should be directly proportional to the increase in maintenance and welfare of students, along with major learning facilities. But reverse is the case here in this part of the world. Take LASU as a case study...

What happened to lasu o

I don't use speed to swallow news this days biko if u are a student confirm... All these VCS and their sweet mouth

it's so sad that in this economic holocaust some individuals now see education as an avenue to enrich themselves,its really sad increment in fees everywhere and the increment is not even relative to infrastructure and someone will increase fees at 500% too ....so sad and someone somewhere will still vote apc God punish devil!!

no be small PTA o

AAUA also had a pta meeting which amounted to nothing

Na ordinary common man I dey pity. Education will soon be for the rich only.

Just wondering why students in biochemistry.human nutrition and physiology are maintaining..
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That provost sha.

holysainbj:
The way these idiots in power lie ehhn! Like what do you use 59m for? Do you feed the students? Do they have free wifi installed? Do you buy toiletries for them daily?
Because even if you pay cleaners and security men 50k per month to take care of the hostels which I know you don't, 59m is still too too too much.

The bulk of the bill is for electricity... Power is partially stable on campus..

pinnket:



In primary and secondary schools, meetings like this are called PTA meetings...


Would it be right if I call this a PVC meeting??...just thinking out loud.




Increments in school fees should be directly proportional to the increase in maintenance and welfare of students, along with major learning facilities. But reverse is the case here in this part of the world. Take LASU as a case study...

It called PLF(parent Lecturer Forum) sir

Blackfire:
Pls if education is expensive try un-education.

Do you have sense at all? I don't think so