The University of Ibadan (UI) has been shut for three weeks effective from Saturday, August 31.
The university’s registrar Ganiyu Saliu, in an internal memo obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, stated that the three-week break would give students ample time to complete their online registrations.
This came after the management reached an agreement with the students’ union over the increase in school fees.
“The 2023/2024 first semester examinations will start on Sept. 23 and the portal for registration will be closed on Sept. 20,” said Saliu.
“There will be no re-opening of the portal for fee payment or course registration after Sept. 20.
“Students who do not register appropriately will not be allowed to write examinations.”
According to him, all students have been directed to vacate the campus by 2.00 p.m. on Saturday in strict compliance with the management’s directives.
The students’ union also announced the suspension of protest against the increase in school fees.
The union’s president Aweda Bolaji released a statement on Saturday, saying: “At the meeting with University Management yesterday 30th of August, 2024, the following resolution was reached:
“The deadline for the school fees payment earlier slated for 4th September has been extended by three weeks.
“In same vein, the first semester examinations scheduled to start 2nd September 2024 have also been moved by 3 weeks.
“In consideration of the foregoing, the union suspends the protest earlier embarked on.
“While the decision of the governing council of the University on school fees cannot be changed, we enjoined to make the three weeks extension to sort their fees and prepare for the examination.”
Protest over the increase began on Thursday.
