The management of the University of Lagos has postponed the university’s 51st Convocation scheduled to commence on March 9.
No reason was given for the postponement in the statement signed by the Registrar and Secretary to Council, Oladejo Azeez, Esq.The statement read, “The Management of the University of Lagos regrets to inform the general public that the 51st Convocation Ceremonies earlier scheduled to hold from Monday 9th to Thursday 12th March 2020, has been postponed.
The memo addressed to the Executive Secretary of the NUC, read, “The attention of the honourable minister has been drawn to the attached copy of a letter dated 2nd of March 2020 from the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Dr. B.O. Babalakin to the effect that the 2019 convocation ceremonies were not approved by the Governing Council in line with the laws of the University.
The vice-chancellor announced that the university had secured N250 million funding from the Bank of Industry to support entrepreneurship drive in the institution.
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