By Chinyere Nwachukwu
Some students of the University of Lagos have called on security operatives from the Sabo Police station to release some of their colleagues arrested during a peaceful protest without delay.
The students who thronged the main gate of the institution at about 8 a.m. were agitating the hike in obligatory fees as stipulated by management of the university.
Recall that the institution’s management, through a statement, issued on Aug. 21, had announced an adjustment in obligatory fees in the university.
It noted that the adjustment which would take effect from the first semester of 2023/2024 academic session, was in view of the prevailing economic realities and the need for the university to be able to meet its obligation to its students, staff and municipal service providers among others.
It further noted that the mandatory charges for one academic session for new undergraduate students include N126, 325, for courses without laboratory/studio.
The statement also…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
