Lagos State University (LASU) School Fees has been reduced by 60% by Governor Raji Fashola. The Governor approved the reduction in LASU tuition and other fees after recommendations from the ad hoc committee set up to review the new fees submitted its report.
Read the full details of the LASU fees reduction as reported by LeadershipNG below:
LASU School Fees Reduced by 60%
As part of measures to resolve the lingering crisis rocking the Lagos State University (LASU), Lagos State governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola has approved a reduction in the school fees of the institution.
Addressing a press conference in Lagos yesterday, the special adviser to the governor on education, Otunba Fatai Olukoga said the state government headed by Governor Fashola has ordered the University Governing Council to implement 34 – 60 per cent school fees reduction without delay across the board.
Flanked by the state commissioner for information and strategy, Mr Aderemi Ibirogba, special adviser to the governor on information and strategy, Mr Lateef Raji and special adviser on media, Mr Hakeem Bello, he said the government decided to reduce the fees after extensive deliberation on the report of the ad hoc committee.
He said, “The ad hoc committee has recommended and government has accepted that the fees and charges payable by students for incidental services and materials are amendable to a downward review for two main reasons: 1. Some of the fees components have been applied to students across all levels when in fact, they can be justifiably limited to students at a particular level only; 2. Some of the charges included can still be reduced on compassionate grounds.
“On the basis of these principles, government agrees that with the subsidised tuition fees and appropriate moderation of the incidental fees, a reduction ranging from 34 per cent to 60 per cent is possible across the different faculties and courses.
“Government has, therefore, approved the reduction and, in accordance with the law setting up the university, forwarded its approval to the Lagos State University Governing Council for consideration and implementation.
“Pursuant to its mandate, the University Governing Council will issue details of what is now payable by students in each department and deal with all other management matters of the university. All individuals and groups within the community are advised to relate to the university council accordingly”.
Olukoga explained that notwithstanding the approval of reduced fees for students in the university, the government will retain and continue with its enhanced scholarship and bursary provisions.