The postgraduate students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has taken to protest as authorities of the institution have slapped a more than 500 per cent increase in the cost of bed space and caution fees on the students.
The students, who are obviously not pleased with this development are now demanding a reversal of the hike and the refund of the backlog of caution fee.
According to reports, the notice of the increment was communicated in a letter signed by the Dean, Students Affairs Division, Professor Ademola Adeleke, announcing an increase from N11,000 to N70,000 for bed spaces at the Henry Carr Hall and to N120,000 for Erastus Akingbola.
Caution fee was also increased from N3,500 to N25,000, while students expected to resume for the new session at the newly-opened Sodeinde Postgraduate Wing are also expected to pay N120,000 for accommodation per session.
According to Adeleke, the increment takes effect from the 2016/2017 session.
