UNICAL students stage protest against 100% fee hike
From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar
About 500 students of the University of Calabar on Monday morning protested the over 100% hike in fees by the management of the university.
The protest was precipitated by a notice the management of the university issued where the fee hike was formally communicated.
The students gathered at the Malabor Square inside the university before taking it out of the school premises and blocked the major main entrance of the institution.
Oracle Today reports that based on the increment, freshers, returning students and final-year students for the non-science courses are expected to pay N111,000, N91,500 and N114,000 respectively.
Besides, they are also to pay N36,500, N21,500 and N21,500 respectively as third-party dues.
Similarly, fees for science courses were increased to N155,000, N125,000 and N148,000 respectively for freshers, returning students and final year students.
They are also to pay N38,500, N21,500 and N21,500 respectively as third-party dues.
Hitherto, tuition fees for an average student, depending on the department, was N64,050 for freshers, N52,050 for final-year students and N49,500 for returning students.
As at the time of filing the report, the management of the institution has yet to speak on the protest by the students.