UI Students Protest Tuition Fee Hike and Power Supply Rationing
A 200-level Political Science student highlighted the financial struggles faced by many students due to the fee hikes. "The present school fees are too much for us; we can’t afford it. We need education subsidy.
Binye-lum 
On Wednesday, students of the University of Ibadan took to the streets to protest against the recent hike in tuition fees and the rationing of power supply.
The protesting students, some wearing masks to hide their identities, blocked the main entrance to the school and gathered around the Senate Building. The decision to stage the protest followed a resolution reached at an emergency congress held within the institution on Tuesday.
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“The resolution of the emergency congress/demonstration on the night of July 16, 2024, is that the union will embark on a peaceful demonstration on July 17, 2024, by 5:30 a.m.,” read a document signed by the Council of Faculty Presidents (COFP). The document also called for a mass boycott of lectures and classes, with transportation services on campus being unavailable.
The students’ demands include the reversal of the new electricity rationing policy and a complete rollback of the recent tuition fee increases.
A 200-level Political Science student highlighted the financial struggles faced by many students due to the fee hikes. "The present school fees are too much for us; we can’t afford it. We need education subsidy. Those studying Psychology are now to pay ₦140,000, while those in Political Science are paying about ₦80,000. There are some other departments that are paying more than ₦300,000. There is so much anger among the students, but this is a peaceful protest to call on the federal government and the school management to reconsider their stand on the tuition fees," he said.
The protest comes after the university management released a memo on Monday notifying students of the changes.
