The management of the University of Lagos has shut down the student hostels over reported cases of coronavirus on the campus.
The management also approved that lectures for the rest of the semester should be delivered virtually with effect from 26th July 2021.
In the statement, the university senate directed that all students vacate the halls of residence by 12:00 pm on Thursday.
“To check the spread of Covid-19 on campus, the university senate has directed that all students vacate the halls of residence latest by 12.00 noon on Thursday 15 July 2021,” the statement read.
“No access will be granted to any student after 12.00 noon on 15 July.
“The hostels will be locked indefinitely therefore students are advised to move all their personal belongings at once. Lectures for the rest of the semester will be delivered virtually with effect from 26th July 2021. DSA.”
The statement noted that students who tested positive to the virus recently have been sent to health facilities while contact tracing was in progress.