As Nigerians continue to suffer the economic hardship occasioned by the recent removal of fuel subsidy, the Nigerian Law School has raised its tuition fee from N296,000 to N476,000.
A student of Abuja Law School who spoke on conditions of anonymity said the new fees will prevent indigent students from achieving their dream of being called to the bar.
“Yes, it is true that they have increased our school fees to N476,000.
“This latest increase will deprive a lot of students studying law at the undergraduate level from achieving their dreams of being called to the bar, looking at the current situation of the country,” she said.
Corroborating reports of the increase @UkomahM, who shared a picture of the breakdown of the reviewed fee payable by new law school students, described the latest increase as an insane development.
“LAW SCHOOL INCREASES FEES BY ABOUT 61%. The last set admitted in Nigerian Law School paid N296,000… Now, with the addition of N180,000, the new aspirants to the Nigerian Bar will pay N476,000 as fees for law school. Tuition & Accommodation is N10,000, the rest is secondary but compulsory. It is insane… Just so you know, many law firms in Nigeria still pay young lawyers between N30k to N50k. After paying N150k per session in government university for 5 years and paying about N500k for law school, you’ll be paid N50k monthly,” @UkomahM wrote.
the latest increase comes months after Unitary schools and some universities nationwide increased their tuition.
The federal government, through the Federal Ministry of Education in July, increased the school fees of new students into Federal Government Colleges, otherwise known as Federal Unity Colleges, to N100,000.
The government said that the latest fees/charge increment would affect virtually all aspects and activities of the school, including tuition and boarding fees, uniforms, textbooks, deposit, exercise books, prospectus, caution fees, ID cards, stationery, clubs and societies, sports, extra lesson, insurance, and other things.
Some federal universities including the University of Lagos, the University of Ibadan, and Obafemi Awolowo University are among higher institutions that have increased their tuition fees.