The management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has announced an increase in the university’s tuition fees for undergraduates by over 100 percent.

The announcement was made in a statement made available to newsmen in Calabar on Monday.

The institution’s spokesman, Mr Effiong Eyo, said the upward review of the fees was taken at an emergency meeting of the university’s Senate on Friday.

The release disclosed that the implementation of the upward review takes effect from the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 academic sessions.