The UniAbuja spokesman added that more than 80 per cent of the students had paid, while 15 per cent were yet to pay.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The University of Abuja (UniAbuja) has said that contrary to claims on social media it is not extorting graduating students preparing for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
Spokesman of the varsity, Dr Habib Yakoob, said this on Wednesday, noting that the allegations are an attempt to skip clearance fees and shortchange the university.
There have been reports circulating on social media of illegal payment of clearance fees by some graduating students of UniAbuja before enrolling for NYSC programme.
Yakoob explained that the verification department in charge of clearance had all the facts at its disposal.
The UniAbuja spokesman added that more than 80 per cent of the students had paid, while 15 per cent were yet to pay.
“There is nothing illegal about the fees and the University is very clear on this. The students whose names are not on the accepted Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) jamb list must pay such a fee.
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“While some of those students paid, many others do not, often time, in an attempt to short-change the University.
“Though they always thought they had scaled through, at the critical time they need clearance to leave the University, they are made to pay that sum because the verification unit which is in charge of this clearance has all the facts at its disposal.
“And most students are aware of this and are complying. At the moment, more than 80 per cent of the students have paid, leaving just 15 per cent who are expected to pay,” he said.