{
  "id": 19222953,
  "title": "OAU students protest N15,000 portal fee, union advises against payment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/oau-students-protest-n15-000-portal-fee-union-advises-against-payment-19222953",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T21:38:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/oau-students-protest-n15000-portal-fee-union-advises-against-payment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Obafemi Awolowo University Students’ Union in Ile-Ife, Osun State, has advised students to suspend payment of the N15,000 e-portal access charge pending further clarification. The advisory was issued following concerns over the fee, which the university’s Division of Student Affairs confirmed as an existing part of the sundry charges paid by students for years. The union emphasized that the e-portal is crucial for various academic activities such as fee payments, course registration, and hostel accommodation. The union urged students to remain calm and rely on official communications from the union while awaiting further updates. The university administration, however, clarified that the N15,000 fee was an increase from the previous N6,000 charge, aimed at enhancing the security of the e-portal.",
  "summary": "The Great Ife Students’ Union has advised Obafemi Awolowo University students to suspend payment of the N15,000 e-portal access charge amid protests. Read More: https://punchng.com/oau-students-protest-n15000-portal-fee-union-advises-against-payment/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}