Protest rocks UI over school fees hike

Students at the University of Ibadan in Oyo State have started a new protest against the rise in their school fees.

The protest began on Friday morning.

The students were reportedly sparked to protest after the governing council of the university approved the fee increase during a meeting on Thursday.

Some students expressed their frustration over the more than one hundred percent increase in fees.

As a result, students have decided to boycott classes and are ensuring that no classes are conducted until the fees are decreased.

One student from the Department of Human Nutrition, who preferred to remain anonymous out of fear of reprisal, shared her concern.

However, she was surprised when the fees were increased to N138,350 for the new session.

“In our department, Human Nutrition, during the 2022/2023 session, we paid N58,000, and now for the 2023/2024 session, we were asked to pay N138,350,” she said.

A student from the Department of Animal Science said that fees in the department had also been increased.

He added that the majority of the returning students have yet to pay the new school fees.

“In the Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, we paid N70,000 for the 2022/2023 session, and now for the 2023/2024 session, it has been increased to N150,000.

“Most of us have not seen the money. We are yet to pay. The students are protesting now. We cannot attend lectures,” he said