ASUU president, others advise FG on school fees hike

<p>Osodeke said that the best way out to issues was to adopt holistic approach, noting that policies should be people centred.</p>, <span>Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke,, the National President of the Academic Staff Union of Nigeria (ASUU) (Guardian)</span>, <h2>The National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has urged the Federal Government to review the hike in fees in its schools.</h2>, <p>He urged the government to do so and find a safe landing for the nation’s future leaders.</p>, <p>Osodeke was speaking against the backdrop of the recent hike in fees of Unity Colleges and some first generation public tertiary institutions in the country.</p>, <p>He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview on Sunday in Lagos that the hike in fees could be counterproductive.</p>, <p>Recall that the University of Lagos was the latest of the public universities to increase its fees from N25,000 to almost N200,000, depending on programme.</p>, <p>The university had announced an adjustment in the obligatory fees for both returning and new students of the institution, with effect from Sept 1, for the 2023/2024 academic session.</p>, <p>A breakdown of the fees by the institution showed that the mandatory charges for one academic session for new undergraduate students are N126, 325, for courses without laboratory/studio.</p>, <p>It also approved N176,325 as mandatory charges for one academic session for courses with laboratory and studio.</p>, <p>A further breakdown of the approved mandatory charges for one academic year for returning students showed N100,750 for courses without laboratory and studio, while approved mandatory charges for courses with laboratory and studio was N140,250.</p>, <p>Approved charges for Medical students was put at N190,250.</p>, <p>The institution also fixed N20,000 as utility charge to be paid by all undergraduate students, while a total of N30,000 was to be paid by all final year students.</p>, <p>According to the university, the review came after carefu