Amosun Cuts Tertiary Institutions' School Fees... See Fees Breakdown

Students in Ogun State are rejoicing after the state government announced a reduction of tuition fees in all state-owned tertiary institutions.

Ogun state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Segun Odubela, told journalists that Governor Ibikunle Amosun has approved a new tuition fee regime, effective from the 2014/2015 academic session.

This announcement is coming just a week after  Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola Raji announced that the hiked Lagos state University (LASU)'s tuition fees be reverted to the old amount after a 3-years battle.

Odubela added that in the new regime, reached after extensive dialogue between government, students Union leaders and institutions managements, also abolished the 'indigene/non-indigene dichotomy'.

This means that students studying same courses in the same institution will pay the same fees, whether or not they are from Ogun state.

In the new regime:

• Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU)

Sciences - N176,596 a 41.4 percent reduction from N301,610

Faculty of Arts - N81,112 a 35.9 per cent reduction from N126,540

• Olabisi Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta

Higher National Diploma (HND) - N40,000 a 31.1 percent reduction

National Diploma (ND)- N22,300 a 9.6 percent reduction

• Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED)

First Year Students - N75,000 a 27.5 percent reduction from from N103,435

Returning Students - N65,000, representing 30.4 per cent reduction from N93,465

• Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa

Higher National Diploma (HND) - N46,000 a 61 percent reduction from N118,000

Students of three other institutions will enjoy the fees reduction.