The College of Port Harcourt has refuted claims that it fees a clearance charge of N649,400 for final-year scholars.
The college described a record by means of a web-based media platform that circulated this knowledge as fake and deceptive.
Dr Sam Kpenu, Head of Data, Publications, and Society Family members at UNIPORT, clarified the topic in a observation titled “Rebuttal to False Report on Clearance Fees for Final-Year Students,” issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday and despatched to newsmen.
Kpenu said that UNIPORT fees probably the most lowest faculty charges amongst federal universities within the nation. He added that the establishment additionally trade in scholarships to help scholars who face monetary demanding situations all over their instructional go.
He additional stressed out that the college most often extends time limits for charge bills to present scholars enough presen to organise their price range. He categorically denied the lifestyles of ‘medical clearance’ or ‘admissibility fees’ as claimed within the record.
The observation reads, “The eye of the government of the College of Port Harcourt has been attracted to a web-based record by means of Sahara Journalists alleging that final-year scholars on the College of Port Harcourt are required to pay N649,400 as clearance charges.
“We need to environment categorically that the guidelines is totally fake.
“UNIPORT is devoted to offering reasonably priced and obtainable upper training. Our establishment fees probably the most lowest faculty charges in comparison to alternative federal universities in Nigeria. We additionally deal diverse scholarships to help scholars who come upon monetary difficulties and can’t guard their faculty fees.
“Additionally, we grant prolonged time limits for charge bills to present scholars ample presen to organize their price range.
“We inspire scholars and the population to depend simplest on professional communications from the College of Port Harcourt for correct knowledge relating to charges and fiscal issues.
“The information presented by Sahara Reporters is entirely false and misleading. There is no such thing as medical clearance or admissibility fees as alleged in the fake report. We urge the media to always verify their stories before publication.”
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