The students, who have been a constant feature at the Governor’s Office in the last few days, have been protesting the astronomical rise in their school fees
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The bulletin, obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria, said that a Memorandum of Understanding had been signed by the university with MainOne Cable to effect the repairs
NAN reports that scores of LASU students had on Tuesday protested, carrying placards around Ikeja-Along Bus Stop through Computer Village to Oshodi over the fee hike
In a statement, the management said that the directive affected the full-time, part-time and postgraduate students
LASUSU President, Nurudeen Yusuf, said that the protest was staged as a result of a directive received from the university authority that all students should pay their fees before May 30
The calendar has scheduled May 19 and May 20 for students’ resumption and online registration, while lectures would hold for 11 weeks from May 19 to August 1
The Union President, Nurudeen Yusuf, at a press briefing at the Ojuelegba campus of the school, said that the decision was unanimously taken by the students of the university
The Chairman of the union, Dr. Adekunle Idris, who made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, said the ultimatum became effective on Wednesday and would expire on May 7
Abiodun Aremu, the JAF Secretary, who made this known in a consultative forum with the unions at LASU, said the protest would focus on the reversal of the fee hike in the university
The lecturers called for the immediate suspension of the election of the deputy vice-chancellor in charge of administration scheduled for later in the day
This was contained in the union’s bulletin titled: “Declaration of a Trade Dispute,” dated April 1 and signed by its Chairman, Dr. Adekunle Idris
It urged the new students to make all necessary payments on or before the deadline in readiness for their matriculation on Friday
A Professor of Computer Science in LASU, Benjamin Aribisala, disclosed this in a statement
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the students were seen discussing in groups on the campus
Fasan told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos that the withdrawal was as a result of the students’ protest over increase in tuition fees