Ex-LASU VC’s ₦1m tuition fee remark misinterpreted – Spokesperson
The aide to the ex-LASU VC, Prof Olatunji-Bello, says her remark on ₦1m fees was misinterpreted and taken out of context from a PUNCH interview. Read More: https://punchng.com/ex-lasu-vcs-%e2%82%a61m-tuition-fee-remark-misinterpreted-spokesperson/
The former Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University, Prof Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, has clarified her remarks on the tuition fees of public university students following misinterpretations in a recent PUNCH interview. Emmanuel Adeyemi, the media aide to the ex-VC, stated that Olatunji-Bello did not suggest students or their parents must pay ₦1m annually for university education.
The former VC was discussing the estimated cost of providing quality undergraduate education and advocating for innovative and diversified funding sources for universities. Adeyemi emphasized that Olatunji-Bello's remark was made in the context of Nigerians' desire for university education comparable to other parts of the world, noting that delivering such quality education costs about ₦1m per student annually.
However, he clarified that this figure does not imply the entire cost should be borne by students or their parents.
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