As University students are preparing to return to classes following the suspension of strike by ASUU, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has ordered Vice-Chancellors of universities to stop academic activities amid increasing COVID-19 cases.
Chris Maiyaki, Deputy Executive Secretary (Administration) signed the circular that Classrooms, hostel accommodation, conferences, and seminars are to be put on hold.
Maiyaki directed the universities to remain closed and await further instructions.
The statement read in part “Vice-Chancellors are to please note that the directive is part of the measures approved by Mr. President to mitigate the second wave of Coronavirus infections in the country.
“The affected officers are expected to perform their duties from home while those on GL 13 and above should strictly adhere to the extant preventive measures”.
It could be recalled that on December 22, the federal government ordered civil servants on GL 12 and below to stay at home for five weeks.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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