FIC Report (Edo State) – The University of Benin Senate has amended the Institution’s 2020/2021 academic calendar and approved Sunday 23rd October, 2022, for students to return to halls of residence.
This information was contained in a press release made available by the Institution’s Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, on behalf of the institution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Lilian Imuentiyan Salami.
According to the statement, lectures are expected to continue on 24th October as the 2nd Semester was truncated for eight months, as a result of the recently suspended strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU ).
The semester is to run until 23rd December.
Meanwhile, online registration of new students admitted for the 2021/2022 begins on the 2nd of December.
The Vice Chancellor, Professor, Lilian Salami, who presided over the Senate meeting, solicited the cooperation and support of staff and students to ensure successful academic activities.
Egwaoje Amarachi Linda
FIC, Benin City.
