- The university’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Zailani Bappa, announced a slight review to improve access to university education for poor students.
- The statement added that fresh foreign students will pay a fee of N230,000 while returning foreign students will pay N183,000.
A new payment schedule for students at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi (ATBU) has finally been made available ahead of the start of the 2022–2023 academic year.
Recall that the administration of ATBU and the student leadership were at odds over an alleged tuition price increase. As a result, the management denied earlier claims that it had raised tuition at the school.
This is because the administration of the university stated that it is currently consulting with relevant parties and will release information to the public as soon as a decision is made.
In the latest update, the Director of Information and Public Relations of the university, Zailani Bappa, In a press statement issued on Saturday said the slight review is to allow poor students access to university education.
According to him, the latest update supersedes all controversy over the new registration fee in the last few days.
He said; “The university management has released a new registration fee template for returning and new students.
“Based on the new template, fresh MBBS students will pay N150,000, which is the highest. Similarly, returning MBBS students will pay N130,000.
“On the other hand, all returning students of other faculties and departments of the university will pay N69,700, which is the lowest. Fresh students will pay N79,700.
The statement added that fresh foreign students will pay a fee of N230,000 while returning foreign students will pay N183,000.
However, students who spoke with Daily Post revealed that there is a slight increase in the tuition fee for the new academic session.
They said fresh students of the university paid N63,000 while returning students paid N45,000 in previous academic sessions.
A 300 level of the Biochemistry Department, Victoria Olorunwa, however, said the new tuition fee is fair because the students are allowed to pay twice.