The University had earlier fixed October 3, 2023, for resumption.
The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has announced Monday, October 30, 2023, as the official commencement date for the academic activities for the 2023/2024 Academic Session.
The University had earlier fixed October 3, 2023, for resumption.
SaharaReporters could not independently ascertain the reason behind the postponement, it it was because of a nationwide strike declared by organised labour or because students could not pay the school fee hike the management had imposed on them.
According to the announcement of the resumption date published on the website of the university, titled: "UNILAG Re-Opens On Monday, October 30, 2023," students (newly admitted and returning), parents, guardians, and the general public were asked to take note.
SaharaReporters had reported that students following the hike in tuition fees by the school management in July, have been protesting and demanding a reversal.
SaharaReporters reported on September 19, that Nigerian students under the aegis of Students’ Solidarity Group Against Fees Hike have declared their plan to conduct a referendum among University of Lagos students over the increment.
In a press statement released by the group secretariat on Tuesday, the group said the referendum was necessary to determine the students’ next of action on the school fees hike.
The group, however, told SaharaReporters on Sunday that their prediction had been confirmed, adding that the resumption date for the 2023/2024 academic session had been pushed from October 3 to October 30.
Dismissing what they called propaganda by the university management that many students had paid their fees already, the said group categorically denied it.
"Forget their propaganda that many students have paid already. The major reason for the long postponement is that students are not paying the hiked fees! They can’t afford it. #FeesMustFall," the group maintained.
SaharaReporters had reported that the school increased its tuition from about N20,000 to over N100,000 depending on the course of study.
The aggrieved students had subsequently staged protests despite being intimidated by the police.
The students insisted that exorbitant fees were making education inaccessible to many deserving students and putting a heavy burden on those already enrolled.