University threatens 300 Nigerian students with expulsion over unpaid fees

January 21, 2016 9:01 PM

This threat has revealed that the agency has allegedly refused to pay their school fees and other allowances as is stipulated by the scholarship agreement.

Romanian University threatens 300 Nigerian students with expulsion over unpaid fees

A Romanian University has reportedly threatened to expel over 300 Nigerian students studying there over unpaid fees.

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The Constanta Maritime University in Romania, has issued the threat to over 300 Nigerians who are currently studying at the institution on scholarship from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA.

The students who are affected by the current state of affairs have been reported to be in between their 1-3 year at the university.

According to Premium Times, the students studying engineering, navigation and naval transport at the university have a just fee which amounts to€5,720 which is equivalent to N1.23m with the present exchange rates.

Following expulsion threats, the students have also been threatened with deportation upon the failure to foot the bills.

One of the affected students, name withheld, revealed to Premium Times that the University authorities have threatened to send them back to Nigeria if NIMASA fails to make the payments by January 31, 2016.

Speaking with Premium Times, the student said:

“We are stranded, confused and cannot concentrate on our studies based on the unfortunate news of expulsion unleashed to them by the school.

“The school has said that if by 30th of January the school fees are not paid it has no option than to return us back home.”

The student went on to allege that all efforts to reach the NIMASA body by the University officials to resolve the issue is yet to meet with any positive response.

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A senior official of NIMASA has reportedly disclosed off the record that the agency was going through some challenges at the moment, which in turn, has led to the delay in payment of the students fees and allowances.