University Of Ibadan terminates first semester in regard to ASUU strike.

In regard to the ongoing Academic Staff Union Of Universities, ASUU, strike, the prestigious University of Ibadan, UI, has however terminated the first semester thereby shifting the various activities left in the semester, examination inclusive to second semester.

Report from the University reads that,  whatever was left
in first semester examination will hold in
second semester, to amend the time wasted.
Moreover, students mostly affected by this decision were those under the
institution’s Open Distance Learning, ODL, centre.

"All outstanding 2016/2017 first
semester examinations would be concluded a week before commencement of second
semester examination". As in the statement signed by the center's       communication officer, Dayo Olajide.

The statement further revealed that,
“Apparently, the basis for this new
arrangement is to save learners the hassle of coming down to complete examinations
whenever the strike is called off.’’

Meanwhile, a separate time table would be designed for
the outstanding papers when they resume for second semester.

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