Lagos State University (LASU) has postponed its 24th convocation ceremony in response to fears over the coronavirus pandemic.
The institution reached the decision at an emergency management meeting held on Thursday, Premium Times reports.
The postponement follows a directive by the state government that all schools should be shut down from Monday.
LASU management had last Friday announced activities to mark its 24th convocation ceremony where a total of 8,959 graduands are expected to bag certificates in various degree programmes and diplomas.
The varsity had planned to confer honorary degrees on six prominent Nigerians including Senator Oluremi Tinubu and Segun Agbaje.
“The management meeting is still on but a conclusion has been reached on the convocation which is indefinite postponement,” a source was quoted saying.
“The truth is that if we had decided to continue with our programmes, who would have loved to take the risk to attend among both the graduands and the dignitaries?
“Thank God we have not recorded any case with a link to the university as at now, so the best thing to avoid it is to observe all the cautionary measures.”
Meanwhile, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) is shutting down for three weeks effective Thursday.
A source also told the online news platform that the varsity’s management took the decision at an emergency management meeting on Thursday.
