Sokoto State University Increases Tuition By 100%, Gives Students 7-Day Ultimatum

Sokoto State University Increases Tuition By 100%, Gives Students Seven-day Ultimatum to Pay

Sokoto
State University has increased tuition fee by over a 100 percent for
the new academic session and issued a seven-day ultimatum for students
to comply or withdraw from the university.

According to the
Ramadan Mijinyawa, President, National Union of Zamfara State Students
(NUZAMSS), the fee increase was unexpected and many students,
particularly students from Zamfara State, cannot afford it.

He
said the school management added an additional N60,000 to the old
tuition fee, which was about N40,000 to N50,000, depending on the
department. This brings the new tuition to 100,000 or more.

Mijinyawa said all attempts to appeal to the state government and the school management have fallen on deaf ears.

The
students urged the management to reverse the new fee schedule, as
majority of them are unable to meet such sudden and steep financial
demand.

Amira Lawal, a 400 level student of Education Foundation,
said she might lose her admission as she is unable to pay the new
tuition fee.

Similarly, Mansur Galadima said he can no longer
afford the tuition, and called on the Zamfara State government to
intervene so that the additional N60,000 is dropped.

“I cannot
afford to pay the just introduced N60,000 as tuition fee, which raised
the total amount of my school fee to 94,000,” he said. “We are praying
to Zamfara State government or any important political icon in the state
to urgently assist us in other to save our future, because by Monday we
will lose our admission if we are unable to pay.”

Source:- Saharareporters