NAUS CONDEMNS 60% FEE HIKE AT OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY, DEMANDS IMMEDIATE REVIEW
PRESS RELEASE NAUS CONDEMNS 60% FEE HIKE AT OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY, DEMANDS IMMEDIATE REVIEW …Education should not be priced beyond the reach of the poor The National Association of University Students (NAUS), Osun State Axis, has expressed deep dissatisfaction and strong opposition to the sudden 60% increase in tuition fees at Osun State University (UNIOSUN). The association describes the hike as unjustifiable, insensitive, and anti-student, coming at a time when Nigerian families are already grappling with the harsh economic realities of inflation and rising cost of living. The association posed questions to the management of Osun State University and the Osun State Government: What informed a 60% increase in tuition fees at a time when the economy is bleeding? Why should access to public education become a privilege for only the wealthy?” NAUS further lamented that the increment will likely force many students to suspend or abandon their academic pursuits, especially those ...