Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- Parents and students have expressed shock after Kogi State Polytechnic announced a major increase in tuition fees for the 2025/2026 academic session.
According to an internal memo dated August 25, 2025, and signed by the school bursar, Dr. Adeika Obaro Obadaki, the new fees have been fixed at about N150,000 for regular students across all programs.
The memo, referenced as KGSP/BUR/002/Vol 1/140, was addressed to the Director of the Information Technology and Resource Centre (ITRC). It stated:
"I hereby write to forward to your office the management-approved tuition fees for regular students in their various programmes as per attached documents. This is forwarded for your information and necessary action."
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