UNIABUJA To Resume Dec. 1st (with Revised Academic Calender) - Education - Nairaland

The management of The University Of Abuja (Uniabuja) has released an official statement signed by the school’s registrar Mallam M.B Modibbo, directing its students to resume academic activities on sunday, the 1st of December, 2013.

Speaking with a top management staff this morning (name witheld), Academics Nigeria gathered that the publication of the statement came as a follow up of the directive of The Federal Government (represented by Pro-Chancellors) that all Federal Universities should re-open for continuation of academic activities.

Academics Nigeria has also received calls from students who re-affirmed that the date of resumption has been aired out both on radio stations and television stations.

However, one is not certain that academic activities will continue as usual as calls to the University’s ASUU chairman Dr. Clement Chup to react to the directive was not answered. During an interview with political platform(A progrramme organized by Ray Power) this morning, Dr. Clement Chup said that ASUU did not close down federal universities and so will not be responsible for re-opening them.

Most lecturers in the university who spoke to Academics Nigeria said that although it is their wish to return back to the classrooms, they will not do so until all issues between them (ASUU) and the Federal Government has been resolved. Meanwhile students of the university can seize this opporturnity to continue their course registration and screening exercises.

Below is the proposed revised academic calender for 2012/2013 academic session.

Monday 2nd December, 2013 – Lectures resume for all students

Saturday 21st December, 2013 – Christmas Break (2 weeks) Sunday 5th January, 2014- Lectures resume for all students

Monday 6th January, 2014 – Lectures resume for all students Saturday 18th January, 2014 – End of First semester lectures

Monday 20th January, 2014 – First semester examination begins (3 weeks) Saturday 8th February, 2014 – End of first semester examination

Sunday 9th February, 2014 – First semester break (2weeks)

Sunday 23rd February, 2014 – Second semester begins

Monday 24th February, 2014 – Second semester registration (1week)

Monday 3rd March, 2014 – Second semester lectures begins Saturday 24th May, 2014 – Second semester lectures end

Monday 26th May, 2014 – Second semester examination begins

Saturday 14th June, 2014- Second semester exam end

Sunday 15th June, 2014 – Second semester break (2weeks)