The Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced the reduction of tuition fees of the Lagos State University (LASU) by between 34 per cent and 60 per cent.
Mr Fatai Olukoga, Special Adviser to Gov. Babatunde Fashola on Education, announced the reduction at a news conference in Ikeja.
He said the reduction, which cut across the different faculties and courses, was recommended by an Ad hoc committee set up to review the hiked fees and approved by the State Executive Council.
The Special Adviser said that the Governing Council of the University would issue details of what the reduction translated into and the fees payable by students in each department.


According to a press release by the military yesterday, over 50
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attack selected communities were ambushed by troops along Bilta, Borno
state on receiving intelligence report of the terrorists’ intention.







The Lagos State University students on
Thursday stormed the office of Governor Babatunde Fashola at Alausa,
Ikeja, and said they would not return home until their school fees were
reduced and their arrested colleagues released unconditionally.






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