Students laud LASU authorities over new academic calendar
Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Lagos Student Union Government on Saturday commended the Institution’s authorities for the new academic calendar approved by its Senate.
SUG PRO, Mr Fatai Adebanjo, gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos while commenting on the new calendar, released on July 10.
He said the new academic calendar followed the intervention of Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode, directing the senate to fix new date for the examination.
“Following our protest on July 9, the governor instructed the university senate to ratify our new examination date.
“The senate sat on Friday and the university updated its portal, indicating that we would start our examinations on July 22 and we all are happy with that development,” Adebanjo said.
NAN reports that the SUG had on July 6, issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the State Government to resolve the institution’s crisis.
The senate had at its emergency meeting on July 10 approved that the harmattan semester examination would hold from July 22 to Aug. 4.
A circular issued by the university on Saturday showed that grading, uploading of department and faculty consideration and uploading of corrections would hold from Aug. 5 to Aug. 25.
The circular also stated that the senate would meet to consider results on Aug. 25, while the semester would end the same day.
“The institution will resume for the rain (second) semester on Aug. 31 for online registration and lectures immediately.
“Lectures will hold from Aug. 31 to Nov. 13, while revision will take place from Nov. 16 to Nov. 20.
“Second semester examination will start from Nov. 23 to Dec. 4.
“Grading, uploading of department and faculty consideration and uploading of corrections will hold between Dec. 7 and Dec. 28, while the senate will meet to consider results on Dec. 29,” the circular said.
It added that the session would end on Dec. 29.
