The National Association of Nigerian Students has urged the management of the University of Lagos to reopen its school fees payment and course registration portal for 48 hours, warning that the closure has left many students at risk of missing their examinations amid prevailing economic hardship.
In a statement issued on Saturday and signed by its President, Akinteye Babatunde, the association appealed to the university authorities to reconsider the decision, arguing that many students were still making genuine efforts to pay their fees before the portal was shut.
NANS noted that the portal was closed on June 21 even though the university’s examinations are scheduled to begin on August 10, leaving a gap of nearly seven weeks.
“The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students views, with grave concern, the sudden closure of the school fees payment and course registration portal at the University of Lagos, which was shut on the 21st of June, despite examinations not being scheduled to commence until the 10th of August, almost one and a half months later,” the statement read.
The association said the decision came at a time when many Nigerian families are battling severe economic challenges, insisting that universities should demonstrate greater flexibility to prevent students from being denied access to education.
