Following the recent briefing by the PTF team on COVID-19 to the effect that significant decline in the reproduction number (R-Value) for COVID-19 has been recorded in the country, the Federal Ministry of Education has accepted the request of the NUC for universities
The President, Federal Republic of Nigeria and Visitor to the University of Lagos has set up a Special Visitation Panel to look into the crisis at the University and submit a report of their recommendations within two weeks.
The Executive Secretary of the NUC wishes to notify the university community and the public that as part of efforts aimed at containing and preventing the spread of the Corona Virus (COVID-19) throughout the country, all universities are to close down for a period of one (1) month commencing from Monday 23rd March 2020.