The authorities of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have approved the reopening of hostels to students from Thursday, August 26, 2021 and the commencement of the second semester examinations physically on campus the same day.
This is coming after six weeks of closure of hostels and suspension of physical lectures to prevent the spread of the third wave of COVID-19 on in the Institution.
According to a statement by the university’s registrar, Oladejo Azeez, the second semester examinations will commence with the General Studies (GST) paper scheduled to hold between Thursday, August 26, and Saturday, August 28, 2021.
He stated that in addition to complying strictly with COVID-19 protocols to ensure the safety of members of staff and students while the examination lasted, the school has also made a special arrangement with the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Idi-Araba and the Lagos State-owned Gbagada General Hospital for purpose of isolation and treatment in case anyone contracts the disease.
Azeez noted that only bonafide students with bed spaces would be allowed access into the hostels and would move in in batches.
While those in 100 and 200 levels would move in first from Thursday and expect to vacate the hostels on or before Saturday, September 11, 2021, the 500 level Faculty of Law students and all the 300 level students would move in on Saturday, August 28 and Saturday, September 11 respectively and vacate the hostels on Sunday, September 5 and Saturday, September 18, respectively.
He said the 400 and other 500 level students would move into the hostels on Saturday, September 18 and vacate on Sunday, September 26.
According to the statement, all the extant rules and regulations with the associated penalties guiding hostel residency are still applicable for compliance by all students.
In addition, all the students in the hostels are expected to have been duly registered for the second semester examination, to always wear face masks, use hand sanitisers and stick only to their bed spaces.
