The
management of the University of Lagos has ordered that all academic activities
on the campus be suspended until the situation on the campus improves.
A statement
on Friday said the decision was made at a meeting of the University Senate on
Thursday.
It said,
“The Senate of the University of Lagos at an emergency meeting on Thursday, 7th
April, 2016, considered the situation on campus occasioned by the ongoing
agitation of the student body over poor electricity and water supply in the
community, and the difficulty faced by a large number of students living off
campus to attend classes as a result of the fuel crisis.
“Senate
noted that the problem of poor municipal services is a national issue that
governments at both state and federal levels are addressing.
“However, in
order to forestall a further breakdown of law and order on campus, Senate
resolved to take the following decisions until the situation normalizes:
“All
academic activities on campus are hereby suspended with immediate effect. The
university is therefore closed with immediate effect.”
The
statement ordered that students living on the campus should vacate their halls
of residence, adding that no student should remain in the halls of residence
after 10am on Friday, 8th April.
It
said a decision to re-open for normal academic activities would be taken
as soon as “municipal services improves”.
The
statement said the management was making arrangements to beef up security on
the campus.
Culled from
The Punch
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