UNILAG Explains Why Students Must Bring Their Own Mattresses to Campus

The University of Lagos, UNILAG, has clarified why students living on campus have been asked to bring their own mattresses to the resident halls.

Alhaja Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, the Head of Information Unit of UNILAG, told newsmen that it was for health reasons. She also said that the halls were being renovated before the students resumed later in the month.

She was reacting to complaints from parents and students that such items should be provided by the school under the new tuition regime.

The UNILAG spokesperson said: “We asked the students to come with their own bedding materials for health reasons. That has been the practice for some time. It is not new.

“We are also working on the renovation of the various hostels too. Some of them would be fully renovated before the students resumed later in the month.

“Those whose renovation works might not be completed before the students resume, we are going to continue work on them.

“We are working to make the hostels conducive for the students.

Regarding the criticism that the hostel fees should be enough for the school to supply some items, we are all aware of the situation of the country and the cost of items.

“N65,000, for instance, as a hostel fee for a year, is not expensive going by what people pay for private accommodation.

“The management is mindful of the welfare of the students, and we are making all efforts to make their stay on campus comfortable.”

Recall that the school management recently increased compulsory fees, including the hostel fee. Initially, the hostel fee was raised from N25,000 to between N100,000 and N120,000, depending on the type of hostel. However, after intense student and parent protests, the hostel fees were reduced to between N65,000 and N85,000.

Emerald Suites, a private hostel near UNILAG, charges as much as N184,500 per bed space for a four-man room and N200,000 per bed space for a two-man room.

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