The University of Nigeria,
Nsukka (UNN), and the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT),
said their academic activities would resume on Monday 2 December, two days
ahead of the 4 December deadline given by the Federal Government to university
vice-chancellors to reopen their universities. Academic staff who have been on
strike since 1 July were also told to back to work before the deadline or
consider themselves sacked.
Both ESUT and UNN made the
announcement about the resumption in separate statements today.
The Registrar of the UNN, Mr
Anthony Okonta, in the statement, stressed that “normal academic activities
would resume immediately.’’
The statement directed students
who had outstanding examinations for the 2012/2013 session to report to their
respective faculties and departments in Nsukka and Enugu campuses.
The ESUT Registrar, Mr Chris
Igbokwe, also advised students and academic and non- academic staff to report
to the institution on 2 December.
According to the statement,
students are advised to return to their campuses at Agbani and Enugu campuses
as the second semester examination would commence on Monday, 9 December.
The Federal Government had on
Thursday, directed all federal universities to resume work on or before Dec. 4.
The statement, issued by the
Supervising Minister of Education, Mr Nyesom Wike, directed the striking
members of ASUU, to resume work on or before 4 December or consider themselves
sacked.
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