Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- The University of Ibadan (UI) has announced that its resumption for the 2020/2021 academic year is to be virtual only.

The Senate of the university took the decision at a meeting on Monday, a statement by the institution said.

"The Senate of the University of Ibadan, at its meeting, held on Monday, 22 February 2021 reiterated its earlier decision that lectures for the first semester of the 2020/2021 academic session will only be delivered online", the statement said.

Consequently, the statement revealed that students are not expected to be on campus until second semester.

Background

According to the Punch newspaper, the authorities of the university had previously approved February 22 for the resumption of academi...