UNIZIK VC Reduces School Fee As Students Suspend Protest

The management of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra
State has finally bowed to the pressure of the students and
drastically reduced tuition in the university.

This comes after a five-day negotiation with the Students Union
Government of the institution.

TheNigerialawyer reported that UNIZIK students had taken to the
streets, protesting the hike in school fees, and demanded an
immediate change in the fees.

One of the protesting students, who spoke with SaharaReporters
on Monday, said, “Our school fees went from N20,100 to N56,700.

“Students are protesting today in UNIZIK. There is now no
difference between federal and state-owned schools.”

The management of the university negotiated with members of the
SUG and eventually reached a consensus on Friday, thus paving the
way for a smooth matriculation ceremony that took place on
Thursday.

In the revised fees, incoming medicine, pharmacy, and
science-based students would henceforth pay N89000 as against over
N100,000 earlier paid, while arts-based coursed would attract
N84,000. Fees for returning students were also reduced from about
N53000 to N40000 for science students and N22,200 for art
students.

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), Joseph Ikechebelu, who
led the negotiating team expressed delight that normalcy had
finally returned after the tension–soaked situation of the past few
days.

The DVC said, “The management of the university and the entire
students’ body are in total agreement with the new schedule of
fees. This has put to rest the information making the rounds that
the students are agitating for a fee reduction. With this
agreement, any further protest would be considered irrational and
anybody involved in it should be prepared to face the
consequences.”

The management of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra
State has finally bowed to the pressure of the students and
drastically reduced tuition in the university.

This comes after a five-day negotiation with the Students Union
Government of the institution.

TheNigerialawyer reported that UNIZIK students had taken to the
streets, protesting the hike in school fees, and demanded an
immediate change in the fees.

One of the protesting students, who spoke with SaharaReporters
on Monday, said, “Our school fees went from N20,100 to N56,700.

“Students are protesting today in UNIZIK. There is now no
difference between federal and state-owned schools.”

The management of the university negotiated with members of the
SUG and eventually reached a consensus on Friday, thus paving the
way for a smooth matriculation ceremony that took place on
Thursday.

In the revised fees, incoming medicine, pharmacy, and
science-based students would henceforth pay N89000 as against over
N100,000 earlier paid, while arts-based coursed would attract
N84,000. Fees for returning students were also reduced from about
N53000 to N40000 for science students and N22,200 for art
students.

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), Joseph Ikechebelu, who
led the negotiating team expressed delight that normalcy had
finally returned after the tension–soaked situation of the past few
days.

The DVC said, “The management of the university and the entire
students’ body are in total agreement with the new schedule of
fees. This has put to rest the information making the rounds that
the students are agitating for a fee reduction. With this
agreement, any further protest would be considered irrational and
anybody involved in it should be prepared to face the
consequences.”