The
Academic Board of the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) on
Wednesday lifted the suspension placed on it and directed that it should
reopen on March 29 to continue its 2014/2015 academic year activities.
This is contained in a memo signed by the Mrs Biekoroma Amapakabo,
the registrar of the college, said in Lagos, that YABATECH was being
reopened after its management suspended academic activities on Feb.12
following its students’ protest.
The students had protested on Thursday, Feb. 11 over an alleged
negligence on the part of the school’s medical centre, which they
claimed, led to the death of a Higher National Diploma (HND) II student,
Dazan Charity, on Wednesday, Feb. 10.
According to the memo, the college examinations will start on March 30.
“This is to inform all returning students that the academic board has
lifted the suspension of academic activities for 2014/2015 session.
“Students are to resume academic activities on March 29.
“Accordingly, all returning students are to login to the student
portal, download and complete a letter of undertaking to be of good
behaviour.
“Students are to submit the duly signed letter of undertaking to
their class advisers and collect examination dockets from the class
advisers for the second semester examinations.
“Please, be informed that the second semester examinations will commence on Wednesday, March 30,’’ the memo read in part.
The registrar also directed the students to check their respective schools for the examination time-table.
It said parents and guardians should counsel their children and wards
to be of good conduct for the rest of their studentship in the college
