LASU Crisis: LASG May Reduce Fee

Indication yesterday emerged that Lagos state government might today announce between 30 and 40 percent reduction in the controversial tuition fee of the Lagos State University, LASU that has pitched the students against the government. This came as the government confirmed the receipt of the report of the Executive committee set up by governor Babatunde Fashola to look into all issues surrounding the tuition fee. The committee it was learnt submitted its findings to the state Executive Council which subsequently, had over five-hour deliberation on it. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Lateef Ibirogba, who spoke with Vanguard at the end of the weekly Monday Executive Council meeting last night, confirmed that the state government received the committee’s report and deliberated on it before adjourning to today.. According to Ibirogba, “The Exco meeting on the decision of the recommendations made by the committee on LASU has been adjourned till tomorrow (today).