The management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) in Cross River State has announced an increase in the university’s tuition fees for undergraduates by over 100 per cent.

The announcement was made in a statement made available to newsmen in Calabar, the state capital, on Monday.

In the statement issued by the UNICAL
spokesman, Effiong Eyo, the university management said the upward review of the fees was taken at an emergency meeting of the university’s Senate on Friday, December 1.

The management stated that the implementation of the upward review of the UNICAL tuition fees takes effect from the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 academic sessions.

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With the increment, freshers, returning students, and the final-year students for non-science courses are expected to pay N111,000, N91,500, and N114,000, respectively.

They are also to pay N36,500, N21,500, and N21,500 respectively as third party dues.

Simirlarly, the fees for science courses were increased to N155,000, N125,000, and N148,000 for freshers, returning students, and final-year students, respectively.

They are also to pay N38,500, N21,500, and N21,500, respectively, as third party dues.

Before the increment, tuition fees for an average student, depending on the department, was N64,050 for freshers, N52,050, for final year, and N49,500 for the returning students.

The UNICAL management noted that the increment was necessitated by the current economic realities and the need to maintain the academic standard which the university was known for.

The Star