Ben Ezechime, Enugu
The management of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has bowed to popular demand by reducing sundry fees by 60 per cent, against the initially proposed 100 per cent increment for the 2025/2026 academic session.
The decision followed constructive engagements with the Student Union Government (SUG) of both the Nsukka and Enugu campuses of the university.
Under the approved arrangement, both new and returning students will now pay a 60 per cent increase on existing sundry charges for the 2025/2026 session. This represents a 40 per cent reduction from the earlier proposal of a 100 per cent increment by the university management.
The development was made known to newsmen on Sunday in a statement issued and signed by the Acting Public Relations Officer of the university, Inya Agha Egwu.
According to the statement, a comprehensive schedule of the revised charges, disaggregated by faculty and level, will be released to the university community in the coming days.
The agreement was reached at the weekend during a meeting between the university management and SUG representatives, including the SUG presidents of the Nsukka and Enugu campuses, speakers of the legislative arms, and the SUG Senate President.
The resolution was the outcome of weeks of sustained negotiations that began in December 2025.
During the discussions, student representatives explained that they adjusted their earlier demand of a 30 per cent increment in recognition of prevailing fees in other universities and the urgent need to upgrade infrastructure within the university community.
Following the management’s concession, both parties formally signed an agreement outlining the key terms.
The agreement includes a provision allowing payment of the new fees in two instalments across the two semesters, to ease the financial burden on parents and guardians.
Both parties also agreed that there will be an increment in students’ accommodation fees for the 2025/2026 academic session.
At the end of the deliberations, the SUG leadership expressed appreciation to the university management for its understanding and responsiveness.
They also called on students to remain calm and law-abiding, and to comply fully with the terms of the agreement.
The SUG further urged students to shun any actions capable of disrupting the peace of the university and cautioned external individuals against interfering in students’ affairs or inciting violent demonstrations under the guise of fighting for students.
