By Usman Aliyu
Benin, Feb. 19, 2023

Vice-Chancellor of University of Benin (UNIBEN), Prof. Lilian Salami has directed the closure of the institution for academic activities for the 2023 general elections.

The institution’s Registrar, Mr. Ademola Bobola, announced this in a notice obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Benin.

Bobola said that the University would close from Feb. 22 to March 14, in compliance with the Federal Government’s directive through the National Universities Commission (NUC).

The Registrar, who said that normal academic activities would resume on March 15, also directed all the students resident on campus to vacate their hostels latest 12 noon on Feb. 22.

He said the Vice-Chancellor and the University management enjoined students to conduct themselves peacefully during the period of the general elections and wished them safe travels all through.