The Bayelsa State-owned Niger Delta University (NDU) has shutdown of the school, following sustained demonstration by the students.
The announcement was contained in an official memo dated July 7, 2021 and signed by the Registrar of NDU, Mr Benjamin Joffa.
The students had on Monday commenced a two-day peaceful protest against decisions by the university authorities to introduce school uniforms, banning of Student Union Government activities and closure of fees portal for old students, among others.
They marched round the main campus at Amassoma chanting solidarity songs and demanding the cancellation of the decisions.
The students alleged that engineering students would pay as much as N30,000 each for their uniforms while students of other faculties would pay N20,000 each.
They called on Governor Douye Diri to sack the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Samuel Edoumiekumo for his high-handedness and outrageous policies.
In a copy of the memo,the institution’s management said that academic activities had been suspended indefinitely.
It also asked all students to vacate the university campuses and its facilities not later than 3pm on Wednesday.
