Huge tuition: Candidates shun LASU admission

The decision of the Lagos State Government to hike tuition by over 700 per cent  in its university has lowered enrolment as only 1,951 of the 4,903 candidates offered admission by the institution participated in the university’s matriculation last Monday.
The new tuition regime introduced by the Lagos State University, Ojo, has started to
take its toll on enrolment in the institution. Though the institution offered admission to 4,903 candidates for the 2011/2012 session, only 1,951 accepted the offer.  Before the institution held its matriculation last week, it extended its registration deadline thrice to give room for more candidates to pay.

Even after the matriculation, the institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. John Obafunwa, had ordered the immediate reopening of the institution’s registration portal to allow candidates who were earlier rejected on the basis of deficiency in the requirements of the chosen courses in some departments, but who met the entering requirements of the related courses in cognate faculties or departments, to make up for the shortfall.

 Some of the candidates offered admission but that could not meet the financial obligation said the huge tuition charged by the Lagos State- owned university was responsible for their decision to reject the offer.

The visitation panel set up by the state government had among other recommendations advised the state government to jerk up tuition to shore up the finances of the university established in 1983. Under the new tuition regime, students   pay between N193, 750 and N348, 750 tuition per session depending on the programme.

Culled- The Punch

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