The management of the University of Ibadan (UI) in the Oyo State capital has given students of the institution a three-week break following the recent protest against fee increment.
The UI Registrar, Ganiyu Saliu, announced the break in an internal memo obtained on Saturday, August 31, 2024.
Saliu noted that the break which commenced on Saturday, August 31, will end on September 20.
Saliu said the break approved by the UI Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kayode Adebowale, on behalf of the Senate, was decided upon at the management meeting with the Students’ Union on Friday, August 30.
The UI Registrar said the break will give the students ample time to complete their online registrations.
He stated: “The 2023/2024 first semester examinations will start on September 23 and the portal for registration will be closed on September 20.
“There will be no re-opening of the portal for fee payment or course registration after September 20.
UI students protest tuition fee hike
“Students who do not register appropriately will not be allowed to write examinations.”
The registrar noted that all students have been directed to vacate the campus by 2:00 p.m. on Saturday in strict compliance with the management’s directives.
“The halls of residence will be reopened for students from noon on September 20,” Saliu added.
It would be recalled that the students embarked on a protest on Thursday following the university’s decision to increase tuition fees as approved by the UI Senate and upheld by the institution’s Governing Council.
The council, chaired by former Osun State Governor Bisi Akande, considered the reviewed schedule of levies for newly admitted and returning undergraduate students in the 2023/2024 academic session during its inaugural meeting.
It sympathised with the students but noted that the review was necessary given the current economic realities and the university’s commitment to ensuring quality teaching and research.
It, however, urged students to take advantage of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) and sundry scholarships instituted by UI and other well-meaning philanthropists.
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