The management of the University of Ibadan has ordered an indefinite shut down of the institution following the recent extension of the ongoing strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) by eight weeks.
The management, in a special bulletin signed by the Registrar, Mrs Olubunmi Faluyi, said the ongoing strike had paralysed academic activities.
It also ordered all students to vacate the halls of residence with immediate effect, noting that the management reached the decision at its meeting on Wednesday, 16 March, 2022, after deliberating on the ongoing industrial action embarked upon by the university teachers.
The bulletin titled “Notice to Students” reads in part: “Management, at its meeting on Wednesday, 16 March, 2022, deliberated on the ongoing industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which had now been extended by eight (8) weeks.
“As a result, academic activities in the University have become paralysed.
“Consequently, the Vice-Chancellor, on behalf of Senate, has directed that the University be closed until further notice.
“Therefore, all students are hereby mandated to vacate the halls of residence with immediate effect.
“Postgraduate students who have paid their school fees and undergraduate students who are on industrial attachment or practical training are exempted from this vacation notice. Such students are to visit the Office of the Dean of Students for accommodation arrangement.
“A new date of resumption will be communicated in due course.
“Management wishes our students safe journey to their various destinations.”
