The Management of the Kaduna State University (KASU) has confirmed the upward review of its tuition fees but said consultations are ongoing with stakeholders.

The management made the confirmation in a statement made available to journalists in Kaduna on Friday by the university’s spokesman Adamu Bargo.

Mr Bargo explained that the upward review was due to the present reality and efforts to improve the standard of learning.

He added that the decision was also to enhance development in the university.

The spokesman said that available record showed that N400 million was being spent monthly and N4.8 billion annually by the Kaduna State Government on payment of the university’s staff salaries.

He said that N25 million was also being spent as overhead monthly, while the university generates only N765.9 million as internally generated revenue annually.

“In the year 2020, there was the allocation of N10 billion to the university meant for the execution of capital projects, but N5 billion was spent on overhead and personnel cost.

“The upward review of the tuition fees is a difficult decision based on the reality of the present time.

“However, the university hopes to improve the quality of teaching and research activities as well as create a more conducive atmosphere of learning for staff and students,” he said.

Students of the institution have rejected the increase.

Abdulrazak Shuaibu, a medical student, who spoke on behalf of the students, said the tuition fees were increased from N26,000 to N150,000 for students in Faculty of Arts, Management and Social Sciences.

Mr Shuaibu, a former students union president, added that students in the Faculty of Medicine from the state would now pay N300,000 as against N24,000 while non-indigenes will pay N500,000.

(NAN)