School Senate shut down UNILAG

senate shut down UNILAGThe Senate of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Wednesday announced the suspension of all academic activities in the institution.

The Senate further issued an ultimatum to all students to vacate the University’s premises by 11am
and instructed the school security to arrest any student seen in the premises after the deadline.
The decision of the school authority to shut down the university for two weeks may not be unconnected to the protest by students over the change of name of the institution to Moshood Abiola University, Lagos.
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday announced that the Federal Government have decided to rename the University of Lagos after the late MKO Abiola, who died while struggling for the growth of democracy in Nigeria.
The president said that the institution will now be known as Moshood Abiola University, Lagos.
On Wednesday, students of the University of Lagos disrupted the flow of traffic in Lagos by blocking the third mainland bridge in continuation of their protest over the renaming of their institution after Abiola.