The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, UNICAL, Professor Florence Obi, has directed that the payment of school charges by undergraduates of the institution be put on hold, until further notice.

A statement issued by the Registrar of the University of Calabar, Gabriel Egbe, disclosed that the directive was coming on the heels of a protest embarked upon by students of the institution, over the recent adjustment in undergraduate school
charges.

Egbe said the Management of the institution was a listening administration and has assured the students as critical stakeholders, that appropriate arrangements have been put in place through constructive engagement with the students, to resolve the matter.

The students who protested the hike in school charges earlier on Monday, noted that the economy was already too tough for Nigerians to cope with, as the increment would mean that some students would have to drop out of school.

The management of the institution in an earlier statement issued over the weekend by its Public Relations Officer, Effiong Eyo, said the increment was necessitated by the economic realities, and the need to maintain the academic standards which the University is known for.

The statement disclosed that the implementation of the hundred percent increment would take effect from the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 academic sessions.

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Very good
How can students be told to pay over 800k for school fees in this hard economy? This is wickedness at the highest order

It's well.

Omo!!!

Everyone is just vexing. School is not for the fainthearted.

Voice of the people

Na the poor masses dey suffer, all these increment of school fees no affect our politicians pikin dem.

Wetin concern step mother na

Dis country is finally gone , politicians feeding fat on the poor .

Power of Aluta.... Unical students are goated...

It is well

Nice response from the V.C. Let the masses breathe

But that guy with the step mother write-up? E no blend na

Oh, the VC is the Step mom!

Better people wey no wan carry their future for that school play unlike the animals in the Zoo that the criminal in aso rock is making a hell out of their lives..

They should review it honestly. People are going through a lot this period.

I'm sure some, if not most, of the protesting students voted for the present regime. If not for the innocent ones like my gf, would have said let it continue

Enough is enough as if after graduating from school the government have any jobs for them. What wrong with our educational system in Nigeria we lack job opportunities in the yet the best the governments could is increase school fees. our leaders have really failed us in this country.

What's wrong with these schools?
Una go just dey increase fees and later back down. It shows the increment was fraudulent front the on set. If you are doing what's right, protests will be meaningless and you ll v something good to say as defense. Is it state govts or FG that's forcing schools to increase tuition in a mad way?
What's the hope of common man in Nigeria?
A father earning N100K per month ll have to sacrifice 3 months salary to pay a session fee for his kid in some private sec school. The amount some people earn can't feed their families. Yet FG n state govts increase allowances of politicians.
Some mofos bought SUVs of N160m recently. Isn't that wickedness?
The president mo suppose use pass Camry or Corolla of N5m as his official car based on how broke the nation is!
I dey vex n I feel like sticking menstrual pad in the nostril of any political ass licker on this site!

my concern is make fuel come down abeg, since this fuel increase I can't travel anymore

Beremx:
Very good
How can students be told to pay over 800k for school fees in this hard economy? This is wickedness at the highest order

Lol

800k kwa?

Bros, e no reach like that.

Good one from the students,
Well commended. If all schools go this way that nonsense of school fees increments will stop. Nigeria is hard already and some criminal elements in the corridor of power are pressing necks, squing blood from vulnerable Nigerians to make more wealth for themselves.
Perhaps this was one of the reasons that son of a criminal was trying to impose a president on NANS Union, to silent the voices of the great Nigerian students.

Bola Ahmed Tunibu it shall never be well with ur soul, you brought hardship on Nigerians and still force them to prostitution and yahoo just to fund the non-profitable education. At times I don't blame you, since you lack a tangible academic track record, you push drugs on the street of Chicago and bought yourself a certificate you to really the processes

University fees and tuition in Nigeria need to be drastically increased.

I've gone over this topic before on various threads.

One thing we can all agree on is that education in Nigeria has deteriorated badly over the years, especially since the government took over the sector in 1975.

Government owned and operated institutions and businesses ARE NEVER productive or efficient. They're also very corrupt.

At the very least, the Federal Government should be prohibited from owning, operating or regulating ANY educational institution at ANY level in Nigeria. If government must be involved, let it be the state governments.

Good Luck to Nigeria.

scam method.

for example, school fees is 50k and the school wants to increase fees to 120k.
- the school makes announcements of increase to from 50k - 160k. then they wait for the EXPECTED REACTION.
- students start to DEMOMSTRATE (as expected).
- school shows MERCY and reduces it to 120k. (the original intention).
- students thank the school and start paying 120k.

merits:
It's well.

Meaning what??

**Be kind & POLITE