Nigeria's University Of Ibadan Students Resort To Begging Online For Financial Assistance Over Tuition Fee Hike As Deadline Nears

Some students of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State have taken to social media to beg for financial assistance to pay their tuition, which was recently hiked by the school authorities.

SaharaReporters reported in August that the students held massive protests to force the management to rescind its decision on the increment of school fees for the 2023/2024 academic session.

It was gathered that fees were increased from N230,000 to N412,000, which triggered reactions from the students.

Despite public demonstrations by the students and several interventions of some concerned citizens, the management of the institution has refused to back down.

The situation has forced many of the students, particularly those from not-well-to-do backgrounds to resort to begging to avoid withdrawing from school.

One of the students, Femi said he is at risk of withdrawing from the school if he does not pay the tuition before Friday.

Femi wrote: “Please sir I'm a student of the University of Ibadan. Our deadline is slated for Friday. Without payment we won't be able to write exams sir. I hope you help me out with anything sir

“You can DM for any verification, sir.”

Femi’s position that the deadline for the payment of the tuition fees is slated for Friday is confirmed in an internal memo issued by the university’s registrar, G. O. Saliu.

The memo reads: “As we prepare to welcome students back to campus on 20 September 2024, after the Senate-approved three weeks break for students of the University of Ibadan, with effect from Saturday, 31 August 2024 to 20 September 2024, students are to note the following:

“The hostels will be reopened for students from 12 noon on Friday, 20 September, 2024.

“The 2023/2024 first semester examinations will start on Monday, 23 September, 2024.

“The portal for registration will be closed on Friday, 20 September, 2024. There will be no re-opening of the portal for fee payment or course registration after 20 September, 2024.”

In a post shared by a blog, GistAroundYou, a flier is seen soliciting money for about 100 students of the university.

The blog wrote: “University of Ibadan students devise a far-reaching means to reach the public to help them beat the school deadline for registration. Confirming that it is indeed not a great sign of a prosperous Nigeria when students have to crowdfund their new school fees which was only recently increased to over ₦100k.”

The flier titled ‘HELP EDUCATORS' STAY IN SCHOOL’ reads: “Help us raise funds to pay part of 100 educators fees (average 140,000 each)...”

“The deadline for the payment is less than seven days but some persons have not paid and neither do they have any means to. Your donation is a powerful way to show your support and make a difference,” it added.

https://saharareporters.com/2024/09/17/nigerias-university-ibadan-students-resort-begging-online-financial-assistance-over-0

All hail Kurubu.

I thought you can apply for student loan?

Omo , people in the North are enjoying Ooo

My jnr bro is paying 60k non- indigene in Adamawa State University (ADSU)


Seriously North and south are two different countries

Students loan is available.

Chai!

Reducing the purchasing power 💪 😢

Ndi this government will favor me and my family

Typical. Our people would sooner cry out in pain, beg, and plead than fight against those who oppress them.

Student loan no dey again?

Please how can I find someone in USA from Nigeria?

We have not seen or heard from the person in months since the person travelled.

Please how can we go about this?

My ex that year paid only 15k tuition during Jonathan period in a first generation federal university. I paid her school fees twice when her mother fell sick.

Tinubu, Yoruba ponu, and all APC Supporters, you won't go unpunished. May remains curse from Bible be on you all. You have put people in suffering, God will put you in ample number suffering

Nothing concern me but E dey mind

Pray for your parents o. Some of them done bite bread them no fit chew like this.

When they are serious NANS will start the next protest/revolution because all our leaders na goat.

Student loan in the mud

FameGlory:
Please how can I find someone in USA from Nigeria?

We have not seen or heard from the person in months since the person travelled.

Please how can we go about this?

Start with a search engine.

I can bet you, majority of them are ronu miscreants.

They should take the student loans that have been afforded them.

Those among you that voted wisely may help locate you. Those that voted based on tribe and ethnicity may you all die of starvation. This curse is applicable to those who support tinubu and are still defending his evil regime

Zooposki:


Start with a search engine.

It doesn't work that way.

Infact not working.

A federal university charging N410,000 as tuition fee. Definitely the government is emphasizing that only millionaires can afford university education in this country.
Tinubu wants students to be committing suicide. Like his fans and followers that support and defend Tinubu of singling out people as sacrifice for a better Nigeria shows that students will also be included in the sacrifice .

This school fees issue has become something else. How did we get here within just few years.

FameGlory:
Please how can I find someone in USA from Nigeria?

We have not seen or heard from the person in months since the person travelled.

Please how can we go about this?

What did the person travel there to do? Let's start from there...

It's favouring their family

Tinubu's electorates and loan beneficiaries still cannot feed themselves

Sincerely speaking I don't understand south west people.

They will still work for Tinubu in next election and that's why I don't help or pity them here as well.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Since the sch is in d west and na Yorubas full am e nor consign me..it's a sin to put mouth in matters that don't affect u

When Student loan was introduced, many students particularly in the South did not apply because they bought the 'its all propaganda' narrative pumped out on social media.

It is unfortunate they got themselves into that situation.

Hope they get the assistance they need.

Must u go to school?
China and other countries didn't get their development via school
Dis is from d useless ronu. Students if una no fit use students loan pay, go back to ur papa house. Allow tinubu to breath abeg