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UNILAG students resume protest against hike in school fee
UNILAG students resume protest against hike in school fee
Students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have made good on their promise to continue protests after the school’s management failed to reverse their tuition increment.
In an earlier protest last week, the students gave the school 48 hours to reverse the revised fee.
Although they did not set out 48 hours later as planned, the students began another round of protests on Wednesday.
They have demanded the reversal of all obligatory fees and other sundry charges and are calling on the federal government to adequately fund education.
“The burden of funding education cannot be placed on poor students and their parents,” one student told FIJ on Wednesday.
FIJ understands that the students orchestrated protests against the school after Folasade Ogunsola, the university’s vice chancellor, maintained that the revised school fees would stand and stayed silent on recommendations made to the school in an August 6 meeting with student representatives.
The students had recommended that the management halt the implementation of the fee hike and set up a joint committee consisting of student representatives, the university’s management and all other stakeholders to review the school’s budget.
This, according to them, would inform them of the true state of the school’s finances and if there was truly a need to increase the fees and to what extent.
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Femi Adeyeye, one of the leaders of the Students Solidarity Group Against Fee Hike, told FIJ that the hike was undemocratic as the students were not carried along.
“If there is a need for an increment, why can’t we all come together, both students and the university management, and hold a press conference to call on the government to fund the university instead of just hiking fees and putting the responsibility of funding education on the shoulders of poor students and their parents?” he said.
On July 21, the University of Lagos announced an increase in tuition from N19,000 to N100,750 for non-lab/studio courses, N140,250 for lab/studio courses and N190,250 for medical students.
The vice chancellor, however, pledged that no student will drop out as a result of the increase. Ogunsola outlined some options that the school was providing to help students cope with the increase during a virtual media briefing on Saturday.
“The fee payment system has been reconfigured to allow the installment payment option three times before the closure of the academic session,” the vice chancellor said.
“The student work-study programme has been revitalised to accommodate increased remuneration. Interested students can access the programme through the office of the dean of the student affairs division.
“Students have the opportunity to access various scholarship opportunities, including the UNILAG Scholars Award for exceptionally brilliant students, through the office of the Dean, Student Affairs Division.”
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Minimum wage: Labour leaders storm out of meeting over FG’s N48,000 offer
Minimum wage: Labour leaders storm out of meeting over FG’s N48,000 offer
The organised labour on Wednesday stormed out of the minimum wage committee meeting with the Federal Government over the government’s offer of N48,000 new wage.
Labour comprising of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress had made a demand of N615,000 as the new minimum wage and gave the government May 31 deadline to conclude negotiations on new living wage.
The Tripartite Committee on New National Minimum Wage which included the private sector resumed negotiations on Wednesday.
A report by Vanguard quoted Prof. Theophilus Ndubuaku, who is one of the representatives of the NLC at the meeting, as saying , “We asked whether the N45,000 is for transport, food, clothing, housing or for what.
“So we just told them that since they are not serious, we better just leave, so we stormed out of the place,”
He said that the government offer was presented to them by the Permanent Secretary at the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
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BREAKING: Another Wike’s loyalist resigns from Fubara’s cabinet
BREAKING: Another Wike’s loyalist resigns from Fubara’s cabinet
Rivers State Commissioner for Education, Professor Prince Chinedu Mmom has resigned as a member of the State Executive Council.
In the resignation letter dated May 15, 2024, Professor Mmom referenced a “toxic” working environment as his reason for resignation, stating that such an environment would make it impossible to achieve “my set targets for the Education sector in the State.”
He, however, thanked Governor Siminalayi Fubara for the opportunity to serve in his administration and wished him well.
The letter read: “It is a truism that a calm, safe and friendly environment would stimulate efficient service delivery and enhanced productivity.
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“It is however unfortunate to note that my current work space has become toxic and no longer guarantees a favourable environment to enable me realize my set targets for the Education sector in the State.
“There is loss of trust, animosity and sharp division among colleagues in the same cabinet which is unhealthy and very unfortunate.
“I want to thank Your Excellency for the opportunity to serve in your cabinet and wish your administration well.
“Kindly accept the assurances of my esteemed regards.”
Professor Mmom was among the Commissioners that resigned from the Fubara cabinet last year during the heat of the political crisis in the state, before the intervention of President Bola Tinubu.
He returned to the Fubara administration as Commissioner for Education, but has publicly shown that his loyalty lies with the former Governor, now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike.
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