Nigeria, Jan. 20 -- Academic activities were disrupted on Monday at the Ondo State College of Health Technology in Akure, as students embarked on a peaceful protest demanding better learning conditions.

The students also alleged that they were being extorted and that they were learning under poor, near-extinct infrastructure.

The students, who gathered at the school's main entrance in their hundreds as early as 7 a.m., barricaded the gate with a bonfire while chanting solidarity songs.

They vowed that no lecture or examination would take place until the management addressed what they described as years of neglect and exploitation at the institution.

Armed with placards bearing various inscriptions, the protesting students highlighted ...