Students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Ondo State, on Monday, protested against the decision of the management of the university to increase tuition fees.
The protesting students shut the main gate of the institution, preventing entry and exit and insisted that the increment be reversed.
The President of FUTA Students Union Government, Olayemi Oluwasoromidayo, while speaking to journalists on the development disclosed that the students’ union body has met with the management many times on the matter but the management refused to accede to their demand, leading to the protest.
He pointed out that the management had increased the school fees to over N200,000 for new students, while old students who were paying N35,000 would now pay N130,000.
Meanwhile, the management of the university has shut down the institution indefinitely and ordered the indefinite postponement of resumption of students for the 2023/2024 academic session.
A statement signed by the institution’s Director, Corporate Communication, Adegbenro Adebanjo, directed all students currently on campus and in hostels within the university to vacate them within 24 hours.
