Over 200 UNILAG Law Students streaked From Writing Examination Over Class Attendance
Over two hundred Students of University of Lagos who are law students have been streaked from writing the ongoing semester examination for allegedly failing to meet up to the School Attendance, 65% of their course attendance. Some of the affected students complained that the rule came up without prior notice, adding that the University’s enforcement of the rule was to reduce the number of students who get to the final year, and subsequently get admitted to the Nigerian Law School. He opined that many students prefer to stay in their hostels to study as the capacity of their lecture hall cannot accommodate students if they all decided to be in class. A 400 level student said the faculty of law annex which has bigger capacity lecture halls does not have a public address system to amplify the voices of their lecturers when they teach. Another student said stated that out of over 300 in his class (400 level) which used to be up to 400 in the lower level several were advised to withdra...