Date: 2017-06-28

AUTHORITIES of the University of Ilorin have said that the institution is not among 38 Nigerian universities that have purportedly increased their tuition fees.

It is recalled that media reports on Tuesday had listed that 38 universities in the country had increased their tuition fees.

A statement signed by the Head, Corporate Affairs of the university, Mr Kunle Akogun, which was made available to journalists in Ilorin on Tuesday said the report was meant to cause unnecessary panic among Nigerian parents.

It reads: The attention of the management of the University of Ilorin has been drawn to news reports in some newspapers today listing Unilorin among 38 universities that have increased their tuition fees.

We want to state categorically that there is no iota of truth in the report. The university's management has never met to decide on any fees increase because we are still running the 2016/2017 academic session. And in any case, Unilorin, being a federal government institution doesn't charge tuition fees, as tuition is free in public universities. The little charges we collect are for utilities and not for tuition.

So, that report was meant to cause unnecessary panic among Nigerian parents.