By Daud Olatunji

The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, has announced the resumption of academic activities on October 3, weeks after the school closed indefinitely following students’ unrest which resulted in the destruction of properties.

The Head, Directorate of Public Relations of the University, Emi Alawode, said in a statement on Saturday that the Senate ordered the resumption.

The Senate also directed that all students must pay N5, 000.00 as fine for the damage done during the unrest.

“Senate, at the end of its emergency meeting held recently, has approved Monday, October 3, 2016, as the resumption date for normal academic activities. The students, who have been on mid-semester break, are now to resume after the consideration of the report submitted by the committee that was set up to look into the students’ unrest,” the statement said.

OOU lecturers suspend strike

The lecturers of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State said they had suspended their sit-at-home strike which they embarked upon on Monday, August 8 over non-payment of two months salaries and allowances as well as non-remittance of subventions to the institution in the past 23 months.