{"id":299609,"date":"2023-12-04T15:06:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T14:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=299609"},"modified":"2023-12-04T15:06:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T14:06:05","slug":"unical-students-protest-100-increase-in-school-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/12\/04\/unical-students-protest-100-increase-in-school-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"UNICAL students protest 100% increase in school fees"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The university had released a new schedule of fees that would take effect in the 2022\/2023 and 2023\/2024 academic sessions<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Academic activities were halted at the University of Calabar on Monday following students\u2019 protests against the 100 per cent hike in the institution\u2019s tuition fees.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/10\/30\/icpc-files-criminal-charges-against-suspended-unical-professor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">university<\/a> had released a new schedule of fees that would take effect in the 2022\/2023 and 2023\/2024 academic sessions.<\/p>\n<p>The students, who embarked on a peaceful protest to register their dissatisfaction, barricaded the roads leading into the campus, thus preventing workers from coming in.<\/p>\n<p>The protest also caused heavy traffic jams on the roads, compelling some motorists to make a U-turn.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters, who were no fewer than 100 in number, blocked the Mary Slessor and Etta Agbor Roads.<\/p>\n<p>Many of them clutched fresh leaves, while others displayed placards with different inscriptions.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the inscriptions read, \u201cWe came to school to study, not to kill our parents\u201d; \u201cThe Vice Chancellor of UniCal went to school in her days, free of charge, but today wants to kill students with crazy charges,\u201d amongst others.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with NAN, one of the protesters, Tony Erei, said they would continue the protest until the institution reversed to the status quo.<\/p>\n<p>Erei said, \u201cIn the last few months, Nigerians have suffered a lot with the increase in the prices of everything, including petroleum products, without commensurate increase in the income of workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIncreasing charges now is uncalled for because students and parents are still struggling to pay the last increment that was done sometime ago by the same university management.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another student, Amarachi Obialor, described the situation in the country as \u201csheer wickedness and insensitivity by our leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There was a heavy presence of police personnel around the protesters to ensure that the protest did not result in a breakdown of law and order on campus.<\/p>\n<p>With the new fee, fresh students as well as old students and the final-year students for the non-science courses are expected to pay N111,000, N91,500 and N114,000, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>They are also to pay N36,500, N21,500, and N21,500, respectively, as third-party dues.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the fee for the science-based courses was increased to N155,000, N125,000 and N148,000, respectively for freshers, returning students and final-year students.<\/p>\n<p>In the same vein, they are also to pay N38,500, N21,500, and N21,500, respectively, as third-party dues.<\/p>\n<p>Before the hike, an average student, depending on the department, paid N64,050 for freshers, N52,050 for the final year and N49,500 for returning students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The university had released a new schedule of fees that would take effect in the 2022\/2023 and 2023\/2024 academic sessions Academic activities were halted at the University of Calabar on Monday following students\u2019 protests against the 100 per cent hike in the institution\u2019s tuition fees. 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