The Abia State University on Tuesday confirmed a 20 per cent reduction in its school fees, beginning from 2014/2015 academic session. There had been an increase in the tuition fees in the 2012/2013 session putting the university authority and the students on a war path.
The Dean of Student Affairs of the university, Udo Nwokocha, said that the reduction cuts across all the faculties. The fees, which was raised in 2012, had forced the students to stage peaceful demonstrations.
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