According to reports, the university had reportedly tied the payment of the fee to the release of final results, NYSC mobilisation letters, and other graduation-related documents, prompting intervention by the anti-graft agency.
In a letter dated November 27, 2025, signed by the Head of Operations at PCACC, Salisu Saleh, the university was ordered to halt further collection of the levy pending the outcome of an investigation. The letter also directed the institution not to withhold certificates or NYSC mobilisation letters from students who had not paid the amount. The commission cited its powers under sections 9 and 15 of the PCACC Law 2008 (as amended, 2010).
Despite the directive, parents of affected students have expressed frustration over what they describe as the university’s blatant disregard for the notice. Some parents claim that the institution has threatened to withhold results from students who refuse to pay the fee and has shut its doors to parental inquiries.
PCACC Chairman Saidu Yahya confirmed that an investigation is ongoing and reiterated that no university has the right to make payments compulsory outside statutory tuition or levies. “We have received complaints from parents, and while universities may set fees at any level, these fees should not be tied to conditions such as withholding results or transcripts. That is our concern,” Yahya said.
The chairman emphasized that should the university continue to compel students whose families cannot afford the payment, the commission would take stringent action. “If the N750,000 is optional, there would be no problem. But any coercion linked to graduation documentation will not stand,” he added.
Efforts to obtain a comment from the university management were unsuccessful, as the spokesperson, Ali Kakaki, was unavailable at the time of reporting.