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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, has announced adjustments to the fees that students of the institution will pay for the upcoming academic session.
This decision, according to a statement released on Wednesday by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, was taken by the Senate at its emergency meeting on Tuesday, September 12, 2023.
“Those in the Faculties of Arts, Law and Humanities, the ‘freshers’ will pay N151,200 while returning students of the same faculties will pay N89,200,” the statement said.
Returning students in the faculties were paying N20,100 before the increase while Faculties of Technology and Science paid N28,100. Also, the Faculty of Pharmacy students paid N31,100 per session.
“in the Faculties of Technology and Science, the new students will pay N163,200 while returning students are to pay the sum of N101,200,” Olanrewaju said.
He further explained that the newly admitted students into the College of Health Sciences, and Faculty of Pharmacy are to pay N190,200 while returning students will pay N128,200.
“The management, therefore, wishes the students resounding success in their academic programmes. The above adjustable fees are just for an academic session,” he added.