The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has abolished application fees for all its programmes, declaring that application into university for study is now free.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Uduma Oji Uduma, announced the decision at the end of the university’s 127th Management Meeting held on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
Prof. Uduma said the decision was part of the university’s efforts to widen access to tertiary education and remove financial barriers to admission.
He said under the new policy, prospective students seeking admission into undergraduate, Postgraduate Diploma and Master’s programmes will no longer be required to pay application fees.
The new policy takes immediate effect and will commence with the 2027 admission exercise.
