The Management of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti (EKSU) has appealed to students to be calm over the marginal adjustment in the fees payable by the prospective students of the university in the 2024/2025 academic session.
The Governing Council of the university, after carefully considering the economic realities of the country viz a viz the need to provide quality service took the decision to marginally increase the fees payable by the prospective students of the university with effect from the 2024/2025 academic session.
This was contained in in a statement signed by the Deputy Registrar/Head, Directorate of Information & Corporate Affairs of the Institution Bode Olofinmuagun,
The statement continues, “This decision was also taken in order to complement the monthly government subvention to the university, which had been reviewed upward by the Ekiti State Government under the leadership of His Excellency, Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, who is also the Visitor to the university.
“For the purpose of clarity, operational costs in the university have increased occasioned by the increase in prices of goods and services by about 200% due to high inflation. Yet, the Governing Council of the university only adjusted the fees payable by freshers ONLY BY 50%.
“It is equally important to state that there is the dire need for the university to keep the system running in terms of the provision of quality as well as state of the art facilities to ensure that the university is relevant in the comity of universities across the globe.
