Lagos State Government slashes LASU fees by 60%

In his Determination to resolve the crisis in Lagos State University (LASU), the Governor of Lagos States yesterday approved a 60 per cent reduction in the school fees.This was disclosed yesterday in a press conference held in Lagos, by the Special Adviser on Education, Otunba Olukoga,who said the state Executive Council has ordered the university’s Governing Council to implement 34- 60 % cut in the school fees immediately.Please what is the meaning of this 34-60%.Flanked by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Aderemi Ibirogba, the Special Adviser to the governor on Information and Strategy, Mr. Lateef Raji and his Media counterpart, Mr. Hakeem Bello, Olukoga said the governor reduced the fees after extensive deliberation on the report of the ad-hoc committee.

Read his word: “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: •Some of the fees component have been applied to students across all levels when in fact, they can be justifiably limited to students at a particular level only; and •Some of the charges included can still be reduced on compassionate grounds.

“On the basis of these principles, government agrees that with the subsidized 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 Governing Council for consideration and implementation.

“Pursuant to its mandate, the 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’s council accordingly,” Olukoga said.

He also clearly stated that this reduction in school fees will not affected the  enhanced scholarship and bursary provisions.