Nsukka, UNN, barricaded the office of the Vice-
Chancellor, Professor Ben Ozumba, in protest against
hike in their tuition fees, describing
the increase from N69,000 to N145,000 as
outrageous. The placard-carrying protesters, numbering over 200,
marched round the school and barricaded the VC's
office. The students say "To us, the increment is
outrageous. We are not against any increment, but it
should be reasonable. It is not fair to increase the
fees for a session of nine months from N69,000 to
N145,000. Where do they expect us to get that kind of
money? We will continue this protest until the university reduces it. I do not think it is a crime for
one to further his education in UNN." The Dean of Post-Graduate School, Professor A.
Ubachukwu, addressed the students, saying that: "Government does not give any allocation for
postgraduate school as it is assumed that post-
graduate students are adult and can pay cost
for their education. I use my personal money at
times to run the PG school. I have been talking
with some of your leaders on this issue for some time now and we compared notes with
other universities before the increment on PG
school fees was made."
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