The Management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, through the College of Postgraduate Studies (CPGS), has officially announced a landmark 50% tuition fee waiver for overstayed postgraduate students. This financial amnesty package was graciously approved by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ugochukwu Bond Stanley Anyaehie.
Formally communicated in an internal memorandum dated May 18, 2026, the amnesty was ratified during the University’s 102nd Board Meeting held on March 24, 2026. The strategic initiative is designed to provide substantial financial relief, ease the burden on prolonged scholars, and encourage eligible candidates to finalise their research and complete their respective academic programmes.
📅 Amnesty Timeline & Window
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Amnesty Validity Period: Active immediately.
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Closing Deadline: This intervention window will close permanently at the end of the 2025/2026 academic session.
📋 Eligibility Prerequisite & Guidelines
To benefit from this tuition rebate, overstayed postgraduate students must strictly satisfy the following operational criteria:
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Baseline Account Clearance: Students are required to have paid their statutory institutional school fees in full up to the official maximum duration allowed for their specific postgraduate programme.
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The Overstay Concession: For the subsequent extended period exceeding the program’s maximum duration, students will be cleared to pay only 50% of the outstanding tuition fees.
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Waiver Boundary: The 50% concession applies exclusively to tuition fees. All other auxiliary administrative charges or statutory institutional levies are excluded from the waiver and must be paid at standard rates.
💰 Fee Assessment Breakdown
All qualifying balances must be processed through the university’s designated remittance channels prior to the end-of-session deadline.
⚠️ Critical Warning: This amnesty is a one-off structural concession. Eligible postgraduate students who fail to clear their balances and process their final status before the 2025/2026 session concludes will permanently forfeit the 50% waiver and revert to full billing.
💻 Step-by-Step Clearing Procedure
📢 Important Directives from Management
The University management strongly urges all affected, eligible postgraduate researchers to aggressively capitalize on this magnanimous window of relief. This intervention offers a seamless pathway to clear all pending financial obligations, wrap up delayed academic requirements, and successfully graduate from the institution without extra financial strain.
Signed:
Management
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka
