Funmi Ogundare
The Senate of the University of Lagos yesterday directed all students to vacate halls of residence immediately over the outbreak of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the institution.
It said it would resume virtual lectures from July 26 as a result of the development.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, had summoned an emergency meeting of the Senate to deliberate on ensuring that the case does not escalate on campus.
The Director of Students Affairs, Prof. Ademola Adeleke, said in a statement that to check the spread of COVID-19 on campus, the university Senate directed that all students to vacate halls of residence latest by noon today.
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UNILAG registrar apologises for stalling Senate emergency meeting
The registrar says he respects the Senate as an institution as well as the individual members in their respective capacities.
The Registrar of the
University of Lagos (UNILAG), Oladejo Azeez, has apologised for the role he played in locking out members of the Senate from the emergency meeting of the body on August 24, 2020.
He made this known in a letter addressed to all Senate members released on Monday.
“I hereby tender my unreserved apology to the esteemed members of the Senate of the University of Lagos on the role I played in the unintended locking out of members of the senate during the Emergency meeting held on Monday, August 24, 2020,” he said.
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