University Authorities Roll Out Academic Timetables

FOLLOWING the  directives of the Committee of Pro-Chancellors (CPC) of Federal Universities and the National Universities Commission (NUC), and in line with the decision of the governing council of the University of Ibadan, the institution will re-open on January 4, 2014 for full academic and allied activities. This was contained in a statement signed and published by the Registrar and Secretary to Council, Mr. Olujimi Olukoya in the university’s official bulletin. 

      According to Olukoya, the council explained that the re-opening became imperative in view of the consideration of all matters relating to the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike, at its recent meeting.

  “Consequent upon the directives of the CPC, which directed the Vice-Chancellors to re-open the universities for academic and allied activities to commence, management on Tuesday, December 3, directed the Deans and Directors to open resumption register for academic staff willing to resume work to sign, on or before December 4,” the bulletin reads.

      According the bulletin, students are expected to arrive campus between Saturday, January 4 and Sunday, January 5, 2014. Examination will start on Monday, March 31 and end on April 11, 2014, while the three weeks for the processing of examination results in departments and faculties will commence on April 14, 2014.

     The revised calendar further shows the university’s senate meeting for the consideration of final year result is Monday, May 12, 2014, while Senate meeting for the consideration of non-final year results and end of session is Monday, June 2, 2014.

      At the University of Lagos (Unilag), the Committee of Provost and Deans also announced an amended academic calendar for second Semester, 2012/2013 Session. And based on the amended timetable, students are expected to complete their registration between Monday, December 2 and Sunday December 15.

     Students would observe the yuletide break between Monday, December 23, and Sunday, January 3, 2014. Examination will commence in all the faculties from Monday, January 27, and end Saturday, February 8, 2014. The 2013/2014 academic session is expected to begin Monday, March 3, 2014, after a two-week holiday.