The management of Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, has reportedly assured students that there will be no increase in school fees, following complaints over additional charges displayed on the institution’s payment portal.
The National President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Comrade Akinteye Babatunde Afeez, popularly known as Babtee, disclosed this on Saturday after another round of discussions with the university management.
In an update addressed to DELSU students, Afeez said the management had confirmed that there would be no increase in school fees, not even by 0.1 per cent.
He explained that the controversy resulted from a technical error on the university’s payment portal, which caused certain charges applicable specifically to newly admitted students to be wrongly generalised and reflected in the fee schedules of other students.
According to him, the university management has shut down the payment portal to enable the necessary corrections.
“The management clarified that the situation resulted from a portal error, which caused certain payments applicable specifically to freshers to be generalized and reflected for other students,” he said.
Afeez urged students to remain calm and avoid panic while the university completes the corrections.
He also assured them that NANS would continue to monitor the situation to ensure that the issue was fully resolved.
The controversy followed complaints by students who discovered additional charges, including a reported ₦13,300 payment, alongside changes in their school fees breakdown.
The development prompted concerns among students, while the Students’ Union Government reportedly engaged university management over the disputed charges and sought clarification on payments meant exclusively for fresh students.
The latest assurance is expected to ease concerns among returning students and their parents as they await the reopening of the corrected payment portal.
However, the clarification was communicated by the NANS President following discussions with management; students are expected to rely on the university’s corrected portal and any formal management notice for the final fee breakdown.
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