IMMEDIATE CLOSURE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS.

The senate of the university of lagos at an emergency meeting held 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 the 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 the Government at both state and federal level 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 normalises.

1) All academic activities on campus are hereby suspended with immediate effect.

2) The university is therefore closed with immediate efffect.

3)All student are to vacate the various halls of residence immediately.

4) A decision to re-open for normal academic activities will be taken as soon as municipal services improve

5) All members of the university community are enjoined to go about their normal activities as adequate security measures have been put in place.

6)No student should remain in the halls of residence after 10:00 am on Friday 8th April 2016 (TODAY).

SIGNED ; MANAGEMENT
Thursday 7th April 2016.

CC lalasticlala,Seun.

Photos by bataderemi. a fellow NLander

The protest began yesterday concerning no light and water issues. I am currently packing my stuff together bt I decided that my NL family must see this.

Cc lalasticlala,Seun.

FTC..
Unilag tho.
Someone below me is lookin for admission into that school

You really can't blame the school management tho.
Its nationwide.
Going by the actions of the students, it will only be interesting to see other schools follow suit, coz here in Benin, we're living in the stone age (with a minimal improved condition) tho.

alterswerve:
FTC..
Unilag tho.
Someone below me is lookin for admission into that school

So this all you have to say?
Unilag tho.
Bro I hail thee

The ULSU president and PRO have been arrested.
RRS officials have currently stormed the school premises to subdue any form of violence
..
The students are fighting back,they don't want to leave.
This is happening as I write.
CC lalasticlala,Seun.
The world needs to see this.

Lag tho'. Every ish just has to be exacerbated. This one's gonna be one indefinite holiday.

Mods do the needful.
Cc lalasticlala,Seun.

But where is lalasticlala sef ...

Amazing decision by the University Senators, maybe, there is no budget yet for them too. Lets wait and see...

Many parents are not aware of this development as their children "go hit town" this evening.

The management of the University of Lagos has closed the institution following protests by students. The Senate took the decision to shut down the school on Thursday evening at a meeting about the protests, which had disrupted academic activities. The management explained in a circular that the move was aimed at preventing the breakdown of law and order. It added that the challenges being faces by students, who were residing off campus, as a result of the lingering fuel scarcity was also taken into consideration in arriving at the decision. Students have been given till 10am to vacate the school premises.