NUC Orders Universities to Suspend Academic Activities
Despite the suspension of the ASUU strike, college students will not recover anytime soon following the NUC directive.
Students from public universities in Nigeria who had hoped to resume academic work after Christmas following the suspension of the teachers’ strike will have to wait longer.
This is because the National University Commission (NUC) has issued a directive to all universities to suspend academic activities due to the spread of COVID-19.
Nigeria is currently experiencing a second wave of COVID-19 and the country has reported more new cases than ever before. The recoding of over 5,000 new cases last week was the highest weekly number ever.
PREMIUM TIMES reported that ASUU state university professors suspended a nine-month strike on Wednesday following an agreement with the government on university funding and other issues.
ASUU also said that its members are ready to go as soon as the government introduces COVID-19 protocols to universities.
“As for us, we are ready to get back to work. Let the government do whatever it takes to ensure security. We insist on adherence to the COVID-19 protocol, ” This was announced by the President of ASU Biodun Ogunemi.
While the government has not clearly defined COVID-19 protocols for universities, it has announced that all schools must remain closed until at least January 18th.
The latest directive, prohibiting physical academic activity, even at private universities not affected by the ASUU strike, means that universities will not resume academic activity until the NUC counter-directive is adopted.
The NUC urged university vice-rectors not to allow any form of academic activity involving large numbers of people to be organized or conducted on their campuses.
The details of the NUC directive were contained in a circular from Chris Majaki, Deputy Executive Secretary (Administration), and were received from the PRNigeria news agency.
According to PRNigeria, the NUC said classes, dormitories, conferences and seminars should be suspended.
He also ruled that universities will remain closed during this period until further FG directives are adopted to reopen schools.
According to PRNigeria, the NUC said classes, dormitories, conferences and seminars should be suspended.
He also ruled that universities will remain closed during this period until further FG directives are adopted to reopen schools.
“The Vice-Chancellors note that the directive is part of the measures approved by the President to mitigate the second wave of coronavirus infection in the country. Affected officers must carry out their duties from home, while Level 13 and above personnel must strictly adhere to existing preventive measures, including maintaining physical distance, regular hand washing and / or hand hygiene. , using masks and reducing the number of visitors in offices “, he said.

Source: – Premium Times