University ask Graduands to pay 15K for Gown for Convocation to be held virtually

The management of National Open University of Nigeria through the registrar has announced Her 9th and 10th convocation which is slated for 29th and 30th of January.

The circular from the registrar reads:-

The National Open University of Nigeria is pleased to announce its 9th and 10th Virtual Convocation Ceremony holding on Friday, 29th and Saturday, 30th January 2021 for the information of graduands, their parents/guardians, friends of the University and the general public. Please note that the combined Convocation Ceremony will be held virtually.

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS:
Friday, 29th January 2021
Convocation Lecture by : Prof. Olumide Babatope Longe
Chair-Department of Information Systems, American The University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State
Theme: What if we are not Alone?: The Intensification of Surveillance and its Impacts on the Economics of Cybercrimes.
Venue: Virtual
Join the virtual convocation at
https://www.convocation.nouedu2.net
Time : 10.00 a.m.
Saturday, 30th January 2021
i) Award of Bachelor Degrees, Postgraduate Diplomas, Master and Doctorate Degrees.
Venue: Virtual
Join the virtual convocation at

https://www.convocation.nouedu2.net
Time : 9.00 a.m.
Information to Graduands
A) All those who have completed their programmes and have been cleared for convocation are to sign for and receive academic gowns and hoods from their respective Study Centres with effect from Monday, 25th January 2021.
They are required to present the following for sighting at the points of collection of the items:
i) Evidence of payment of a fee of Fifteen Thousand (N15,000.00) via remita for the use of Academic gowns and Convocation Register.
ii) A duly completed and authenticated clearance form issued at the Study Centre.

In what seems to be a shocker to the students is the 15thousand to be paid for gown in a convocation to be held virtually.
Is this an extortion or the decision will be change by the management? The students wait to see what will happen.

Really surprising

. That one na virtual gown

Covid-19 no go block that income joor

There was a country

So the gown department will not make money abi

tobechi74:
So the gown department will not make money abi

why are you not sleeping

BKsoul:
why are you not sleeping

Do you go about asking people why they are not sleeping?

Say my money miss road ni

virtual gown, how are we g'on wear it?

This is Advanced Free Fraud na. If they'd asked for convocation fee as payment for the platform, that would have been a bit reasonable (going by their ways though).

A graduate of that university will still pay for "result verification" if s/he applies for higher degree in that same school. Another 419.

OP: You should have attached the concluding part of the circular.

A refund of 5000 is expected to be effected after the return of the convocation gown which probably means, 10k for the convocation and 5k for the gown.

See attached www.nairaland.com/attachments/13014780_screenshot20210119191810_jpege8091c36e2c6fc436d6350de20ce2970

Say my money miss road nivirtual gown, how are we g'on wear it?

JaneYave:
Really surpriseing

AND SAD

Thief everywhere

This country won't stop disappointing me

Virtual stealing

Truly virtual stealing...

kalu61:
Do you go about asking people why they are not sleeping?

Are you pained because i did not ask you??

God punish the management

Inside life... this one na obtaining

Meanwhile 500gb external hard,64gb SanDisk fill with movies are available, check signature.

I see other universities copying what NOUN did, I see them milking students, I see the students complaining bitterly, I see the government doing nothing about it. This I have seen.

An average Nigerian is corrupt

BKsoul:
why are you not sleeping

Why have you been asking people this question?

Kind of news we hear in Nigeria ehnnnn

They must be mad. Shey dem dey pluck money for tree ni

post=98240424:
There was a country

Surprised to see you write like an ipob/wailer

Are you now tired of the country?

Nigerian uni. Derive orgasm from extortion of their students

Thieves everywhere you go

No way

End time convention gown

stop The stea!!!