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The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria has retained the N90 cost of hostel bed space fixed 40 years ago.
Malam Auwalu Umar, Director, Public Affairs Directorate of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, says the institution retained the N90 official cost of hostel bed-space, fixed 40 years ago, to make things easy for students.
Speaking to a Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria, Umar said in spite of the ridiculously low amount being charged, the institution was able to provide hostel to 35 per cent of its over 55,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students.
He said that as part of efforts to complement the efforts of the institution, a private firm, BUA Group, and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), had assisted in constructing additional hostels in the university.
Corroborating the statement of the Director, Abubakar-Sadeeq Ali, President, Students Representative Council (SRC), said N90 was the fee charged for bed-space, but there was another N7,000, being amount charged for ‘hostel maintenance’.
However, a female undergraduate student who spoke on condition of anonymity, said most of the rooms were always congested.
The student, who resides at Suleiman Hall within the main campus, said a room of four students hosted up to eight people.
“A room meant for two students hosts about five people, while a room meant for eight students accommodates between 12 and 13 people,” she added.
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The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria has retained the N90 cost of hostel bed space fixed 40 years ago.
Malam Auwalu Umar, Director, Public Affairs Directorate of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, says the institution retained the N90 official cost of hostel bed-space, fixed 40 years ago, to make things easy for students.
Speaking to a Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria, Umar said in spite of the ridiculously low amount being charged, the institution was able to provide hostel to 35 per cent of its over 55,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students.
He said that as part of efforts to complement the efforts of the institution, a private firm, BUA Group, and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), had assisted in constructing additional hostels in the university.
Corroborating the statement of the Director, Abubakar-Sadeeq Ali, President, Students Representative Council (SRC), said N90 was the fee charged for bed-space, but there was another N7,000, being amount charged for ‘hostel maintenance’.
However, a female undergraduate student who spoke on condition of anonymity, said most of the rooms were always congested.
The student, who resides at Suleiman Hall within the main campus, said a room of four students hosted up to eight people.
“A room meant for two students hosts about five people, while a room meant for eight students accommodates between 12 and 13 people,” she added.
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