UNILAG to resume January 25

The senate of the University of Lagos has approved January 25 as the resumption date for academic activities.

Head of the Media Unit of the university, Mrs Olufadeke Akinleye, on Wednesday said the institution would commence online classes on the announced date due to the second wave of COVID-19.

The authorities made this known in a statement entitled “Revised academic calendar for the 2019/2020 session, First and Second Semester.”

According to the university, editing of registered courses for the first semester would take one week beginning from resumption day while lectures which is for six weeks would end on Friday, March 5.

“We will also have our lecture-free week/GST examinations (online) for one week between Monday, 8th March and Friday, 12th March, while undergraduate exams in all faculties also online would take place and last two weeks beginning from Monday, March 15th.

“Examination in core courses in Faculty of Education would also be between Monday, 29th March and Thursday, 1st April while our convocation lecture and ceremonies would take place between Tuesday, 23rd February and Thursday, 25th February.

It stated that the first Semester examination would begin on March 15 and end on April 1.

While students are expected to resume academic activities for the second semester on Monday, April 12, the first-semester result would be considered by the University Senate on April 28.

Meanwhile, the University has rescheduled the 2019 convocation which was expected to hold March last year to February 23 – 25.