Lasun Alagb
University students eager to return to campus following the ending of strike by their lecturers still have to exercise more patience.
The Federal Government has said that universities should remain closed due to coronavirus spread in the country.
The second wave has been hitting the country hard, with the Nigerian Medical Association saying it had killed 20 doctors in the past one week.
Other prominent Nigerians have also been felled by the pandemic.
The NUC in a circular by its Deputy Executive Secretary (Administration), Chris Maiyaki, said classrooms, hostel accommodation, conferences and seminars should be suspended.
The commission also directed that universities should remain closed during the intervening period, pending further directives by government on the reopening of schools.
Maiyaki said, “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 GL13 and above should strictly adhere to the extant preventive measures, including maintenance of physical distancing, regular washing of hands and/or sanitizing of hands, wearing of face masks and reducing the number of visitors to offices.”
