The senate of Ambrose Alli University (AAU) has directed the resumption of full academic activities in the state-owned institution “with immediate effect”.

AAU earlier suspended activities due to the protest occasioned by the upward review of its fees.

The university management, in an emergency meeting on Friday, reviewed its earlier directive suspending academic activities.

Otunba Aladenika, the university’s head of communications, in a statement, said the AAU senate has now revised the academic calendar for the 2022/2023 academic session and approved October 3 for resumption.

“The senate therefore directs that students return to the halls of residence on Sunday 1st October 2023, while lectures are scheduled to commence on Tuesday, 3rd of October, 2023,” he said.

Public universities in Nigeria have been raising their fees since the dawn of the Bola Tinubu administration.

This has resulted in campus protests seeking a reversal of the hikes.

At AAU, the protest led to a shutdown of activities and the dissolution of the varsity’s student union government.

Among the federal universities that have raised their fees are the University of Lagos (UNILAG), the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), and the University of Benin (UNIBEN) in Edo.

Others are Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) in Bauchi and the Usmanu Danfodiyo University (UDUS).

Isa Mustapha Agwai I Polytechnic, Lafia, Nasarawa State, has officially banned after-exam sign-out celebrations for graduating students, both within the campus and outside the polytechnic’s main gate.

The decision, disclosed through a circular signed by the school’s Public Relations Officer, Ali Hassan Mohammed, takes effect immediately and will remain in force until further notice. Stringent security measures have been put in place to ensure strict adherence to the ban.

This resolution stemmed from a crucial emergency management meeting at the institution. Management expressed deep concerns about the disruptive conduct exhibited by students during after-exam sign-out celebrations, both on and off-campus premises.

In a stern warning, the management stated that any student found violating this ban would face expulsion from the institution.

Two people traveling in a bus conveying some final year students of Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso, returning from a picnic, along Osogbo/Ifon/Oyo Boundary road, have been burnt to death in an accident late Wednesday evening.

Five other occupants were rescued by the operatives of Osun Ambulance Scheme that responded to the distress call from the scene of the accident which happened near Ojutu Bridge, Ilobu.

A resident of Okinni, identified as Adeyanju, who spoke to newsmen on Thursday, said the driver of the bus conveying the victims, had hit a commercial motorcyclist in the town, and was trying to escape the rage of some angry residents chasing after him.

“Few meters from Ojutu Bridge, the driver lost control of the vehicle and the bus somersaulted and caught fire.

Some people were rescued before the fire could spread, but three people were burnt to death. Operatives of O’Ambulance Scheme came around to rescue some of the victims,” Adeyanju said.

During an interview with newsmen, the Head of Operations, Elizabeth Arowosafe, said the organisation received the distress call around 9:50pm on Wednesday that a bus conveying some final year students of LAUTECH, returning from a picnic was involved in the accident.

She said, “We responded around 9:53pm. I was told the driver had hit someone in Okinni and was speeding to avoid some people around the area chasing after him, when the incident happened.

“The driver alongside a lady and a male student were burnt to death. We were able to rescue 5 people. We rushed them to UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital in Osogbo.

The hospital did well. In fact, there was no enough space to accommodate the injured people and we had to leave one of our stretchers for them to use.

“We could not recognise the dead victims. They were travelling inside a bus. I learnt that the occupants of the bus are final year students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, who went to Erin-Ijesa waterfall for an excursion.

“One of the injured students confirmed to us that they were coming from an excursion. She gave us names of victims, but she didn’t have the strength to name the others.”

Also commenting on the crash, the Public Relations Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Agnes Ogungbemi, said the accident was caused by violation of speed limit which led to loss of control.