• Home
  • News
    • Headlines
    • Africa
    • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Features
Sign in
Welcome!Log into your account
Forgot your password?
Password recovery
Recover your password
Search
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Sign in
Welcome! Log into your account
Forgot your password? Get help
Password recovery
Recover your password
A password will be e-mailed to you.
Infotrust News
  • Home
  • News
    • Headlines
    • Africa
    • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Features
Home Education FUOYE Students Protest Fees Hike, Poor Facilities
  • Education
  • Headlines
  • News

FUOYE Students Protest Fees Hike, Poor Facilities

By
Oyinloluwa Oketade
-
April 29, 2019
Youths protest alleged plot to impose monarch in Ekiti community
Fidelity Bank

The students of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, (FUOYE) on Monday staged a peaceful protest over the hike in school fees and poor facilities in the hostels.

The students were seen outside the university’s main entrance, carrying placards with various inscriptions such “Enough is Enough”, “Give us good electricity supply”.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)  reports that the roads leading to the university were blocked, and the protesting students prevented staff members of the school from entering the campus.

Some of the students who spoke with NAN correspondent expressed their grievances and dissatisfaction over the hike in school fees and poor electricity supply in their hostels.

One of the students, Kolade Ibijola, said ‎the major reasons for the protest were the increase in their school fees and poor facilities in the campus.

“The university management did not provide good electricity supply and water for us in the hostels.

“Hike of the school fees for the 100 level students was over N 100,000 with other departmental fees. This is in spite of the fact that the university is owned by the federal government,” Ibijola said.

He appealed to the management of the institution to reduce the tuition and other charges as a way of of reducing the heavy burden on their parents.

Another student, Folasade Owolabi, said the electricity supply to their hostels was very poor and the generators installed were not in good condition.

“The management of the institution ‎refused to comply with our demands on the need to provide us with regular water supply and electricity in our hostels,” she said.

Owolabi said they intentionally embarked on peaceful protest to pass a message to the management that they are tired of suffering.

Access Bank Ad

Reacting, the Dean of Students Affairs of the university, Dr Dosumu  Malomo, refuted all the allegations made by the students.

Malomo said that the institution’s management was holding a meeting to curb the protest and ensure that the students resume their academic work.

He said that the supply of electricity to the university from the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) was poor, but the university management provided good generators for the students’ use in their various hostels.

“The generators are usually switched on for several hours and switched off later in the night.

“I wish to appeal to the students to maintain the peaceful protest and ensure that no properties and lives are lost in the course of expressing their grievances.

” The management of the institution is working toward restoring peace back to the campus,” he said.

NAN reports that security agencies such as Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC) and the Police were on patrol within and outside the university to ensure that the protest did not turn violent.

 

paid guest post service

  • TAGS
  • Federal University
  • FUOYE
  • Oye-Ekiti
  • protests
Previous articleEU, Oxfam Plant 7.1m Trees In Katsina
Next articleAlleged Gang-Rape: Court Denies 2 Varsity Dropouts Bail
Oyinloluwa Oketade

RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR

Headlines

Court Dismisses Suit Against Tinubu’s Inauguration Over 25% Of FCT Votes

Aviation

Reps Declare Nigeria Air Launch A Fraud

Aviation

Nigeria Air: MD Confirms Unveiled Aircraft Was Hired Ethiopia Flight

Headlines

Fuel Subsidy And The God Of Jonathan

Crime

Pastor Sentenced To Death For Killing Choir Mistress And Two Others

Femi Gbajabiamila
Headlines

Just In: TUC, NLC Suspend Planned Strike

Headlines

NIHOTOUR DG Rewards Best Campus And Outstanding Staff Members Of The Institute

Africa

Why Are Military Coups Returning To Africa?

Headlines

Akpabio, Yari’s Camps In Final Push For Senate Presidency As Tinubu Meets Lawmakers Today

Headlines

Gov Adeleke Dissolves 7th Assembly, Issues Proclamation On 8th

Headlines

Give Tinubu Benefit Of Doubt, President May Perform Better

Headlines

ATTWON Calls On Tinubu For Restoration Of Tourism Ministry

Latest News

  • Portable Baby Mama Gave Birth To A Boy
  • Court Dismisses Suit Against Tinubu’s Inauguration Over 25% Of FCT Votes
  • Reps Declare Nigeria Air Launch A Fraud
  • Nigeria Air: MD Confirms Unveiled Aircraft Was Hired Ethiopia Flight
  • Fuel Subsidy And The God Of Jonathan
  • Pastor Sentenced To Death For Killing Choir Mistress And Two Others
  • If Obafemi Awolowo Were President Bola Tinubu
  • Just In: TUC, NLC Suspend Planned Strike
  • NIHOTOUR DG Rewards Best Campus And Outstanding Staff Members Of The Institute
  • Why Are Military Coups Returning To Africa?
  • Akpabio, Yari’s Camps In Final Push For Senate Presidency As Tinubu Meets Lawmakers Today
  • Gov Adeleke Dissolves 7th Assembly, Issues Proclamation On 8th
  • Give Tinubu Benefit Of Doubt, President May Perform Better
  • ATTWON Calls On Tinubu For Restoration Of Tourism Ministry
  • Just In: Gunmen Attacks Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello

EDITOR PICKS

Portable Baby Mama Gave Birth To A Boy

June 6, 2023

Court Dismisses Suit Against Tinubu’s Inauguration Over 25% Of FCT Votes

June 6, 2023

Reps Declare Nigeria Air Launch A Fraud

June 6, 2023

POPULAR POSTS

Prof Salako replaces embattled Ujah, as workers jubilate over sack of...

July 31, 2016

UK Minister for Africa Harriett Baldwin visits Zimbabwe

February 1, 2018

Egypt’s non-oil business sector activity stabilises in Jan – PMI

February 5, 2018

POPULAR CATEGORY

  • News33809
  • Headlines22026
  • Sports10530
  • Politics4589
  • Entertainment3365
  • Crime2733
  • Business2648
  • Africa2564
  • Health1122
ABOUT US
Infotrust Multimedia Concepts International Ltd.
Contact us: [email protected]
FOLLOW US
  • Home
  • News
    • Headlines
    • Africa
    • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Features
© 2023 Infotrust News. All Rights Reserved.