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From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure
Authorities of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo, have cleared the air on the issues surrounding the tuition of the university, declaring that the institution has not increased its tuition, contrary to insinuations making the rounds.
Addressing a press conference in Akure on Thursday, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Ebunoluwa Adejuyigbe, said the university only increased the tuition of first-year students against the backdrop of insinuations that the tuition was increased across the board.
The Vice-Chancellor said: “There are a lot of incorrect narratives in some sections of the media on tuition at UNIMED. We find the incorrect depiction of fees for our programmes by some fifth columnists hiding under the media as an attempt to discredit a rapidly growing institution.
“Let me set the records straight that the University did not increase fees across the board as it is being peddled; we only adjusted the fees of freshers to be able to give them the best in the face of the current economic realities. In fact, we still have courses whose fees are as low as N150,000.00!
“As a transparent institution, our fees are available on the University website for all to see. The fees are competitive compared to other institutions. They are highly subsidised by the government of Ondo State.
“The government of Governor Aiyedatiwa is committed to paying the new minimum wage and operationalising COMMESS and CONHESS salary scales for the University staff. He is also committed to providing infrastructural facilities for the institution.
“This is not just a mere promise, as he has swung into action immediately. He has donated a borehole, 5-kilometre tarred road within our main campus, and has released funds for the construction of the University Senate building.
“Through these, we will not only have happy workers, but a labour force that will leave no stone unturned in raising top-rated health professionals,” she added.
