Nigeria, April 25 -- The American University of Nigeria (AUN), Adamawa State, has postponed the semester examinations for undergraduate students by three days.

The examination earlier scheduled to commence on Saturday, 27 April, will now begin on Tuesday, 30 April, said the university spokesperson, Yusuf Mohammed.

Mr Mohammed said in a statement that the postponement followed a peaceful protest staged by students of the university on Wednesday against the prolonged power outage being experienced in their classes and dormitories.

He said the students requested that their residence halls and reading rooms be powered for longer hours so they can prepare for their examinations and for more flexibility in their exam schedules.

"In a swift ...