PHOTO- OAU Students OAU Pray on The Highway Over Increase in School Fees

Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State on Monday paralysed activities in the university over hike in their fees.

The students, who assembled around 9.30 am, also locked down major buildings in the university.

Among the locked places were the Senate building, computer building and the main entrance gate that leads to the university campus.

OAU recently increased the charges of its newly admitted students from N37,150 and N42,150 to N 82,400, N92,700 and N95,700 (acceptance fee inclusive), depending on faculties.

The charges of old students of the institution were also increased from N5,300, N7,800, N10, 300 and N12,800 per session to N19,700, N30,700 and N33,700 for different faculties respectively.