Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun
has approved an across the board reduction in all
State owned Tertiary Institutions.
In the new school fees regime, some students will
pay 61 percent less than they are currently
paying while some others will be paying as low as
N29,700. The reduction was arrived at after
extensive deliberation between government,
leadership of the various Students’ Unions and
heads of the institutions.
Also, the new school fees regime has abolished
the indigene/non-indigene dichotomy as all
students offering the same course and the same
level will pay the same fees.
In a statement signed by Barrister Segun Odubela,
Commissioner for Education, Science and
Technology, the government stated that medical
students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU)
who are paying N301,610 will now be paying
N176,596, a 41.4 percent reduction. Also,
students of the Faculty of Arts in the same
university will be paying N81,112 instead of the
current fee of N126,540, a 35.9 percent reduction.
In Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, the
school fees has been reduced from N71,300 to
N40,000 for Higher National Diploma (HND) while
Ordinary National Diploma (OND) students will
enjoying a reduction of N22,300, a reduction of
between 31.1 and 9.6 percent respectively.
Students of Tai Solarin University of Education
(TASUED) will enjoy a reduction from N103,435
for the first year students to N75,000,
representing 27.5 percent reduction, while
returning students who are paying N93,465 will
now be paying N65,000, representing 30.4
percent reduction.
Higher National Diploma (HND) students of Ogun
State Institute of Technology, Igbesa who are
currently paying N118,000 will now be paying
N46,000, a reduction of 61 percent.
The reduction of fees will also apply to the other
three (3) Institutes of Technology owned by the
State Government.
The reduction of fees will take effect from the
2014/2015 academic session.
The State Government has also donated thirteen
(13) buses to the Student Unions of all State and
Federal Institutions in the State. Also to benefit
from this largesse is the National Association of
Nigerian Students (NANS), Ogun State Chapter.
Government further stated that it will always
protect the interest of the students as they are
future leaders of the Nation.
Signed
Barrister Segun Odubela
Commissioner for Education, Science and
Technology
Ogun State
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hahahahahaha apc and their political manipulation, i will not eat the bait, they just learn their leson from what happen at ekiti,i just want one man dynasty to fall e.i abola Tinubu: lagos has been taken from u already just wait and see u devil.

Come see APC and the trick so that people will still vote for you come 2015 ,they too wise

The fear of loosing an election is the beginning of wisdom.
Semi-Good News For The Student
Sad News For The Government

If they like let them reduce d sch fee of all apc state universities to 2naira 50kobo,i could rather not vote at all than to vote for apc. Cause i hate someone playing with people intelligence.

PDP increased the fees before 2011 and not ACN/APC, get informed.

Akinsete19: If they like let them reduce d sch fee of all apc state universities to 2naira 50kobo,i could rather not vote at all than to vote for apc. Cause i hate someone playing on people intelligence.

pheesayor: PDP increased the fees before 2011 and not ACN/APC, get informed.

even if pdp increase it. Why is apc feeling that they are intelligent by taking people for granted? Why are they giving we the citizenry 'greek gift' few month to the general election?

campaign things

Amosun slashed the fees when he was first elected governor, this one is a further reduction in the fees. Get informed

Akinsete19: even if pdp increase it. Why is apc feeling that they are intelligent by taking people for granted? Why are they giving we the citizenry 'greek gift' few month to the general election?