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University Of Ibadan security team detains activist, students for protesting increase in tuition fees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 13, 2024

Security operatives at the University of Ibadan have arrested three persons including an activist while protesting against an increase in school fees at the school. Aduwo Ayodele and Nice Linus were named as the students who were arrested. Femi Adeyeye, an activist, was also taken into custody.

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UI students reject planned 750% increase in tuition fees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 17, 2024

Students at the University of Ibadan have opposed the planned 750 percent fee increase for new students. The President of the University Student Union, Samuel Tobiloba, and the General Secretary, Olaniyi Dolapo, issued a statement requesting a meeting with management to discuss the modifications. The Union said in a statement that it was shocked to […]

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Students protest as UI increases tuition for new students to N412,000

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 12, 2024

According to the Union of Campus Journalist (UCJ), new students at the University of Ibadan (UI) this month for the new academic year will pay up to N412,000 every session. Prof. Keye Abiona, Dean of Student Affairs, confirmed this during a call with UCJUI yesterday. While verifying that the increased fees indicated on the portal […]

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Increase in tuition fees unavoidable as private schools spend fortune on security

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 31, 2024

Concerns have been voiced by private schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that higher tuition will result from the expensive cost of protecting their buildings against roving kidnappers. An administrator of a private secondary school in an Abuja satellite town, who wished to remain anonymous and not have her or her school’s name revealed, […]