Yabatech Director Dies Of COVID-19, School Shuts Hostel

The Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) has confirmed that its Director of Academic Planning, Mr. M.A.O Omoighe, has died following complications from COVID-19.

Naija News understands that Omoighe died on a Sunday, January 24, 2021 at an undisclosed hospital.

In a statement on Tuesday, the institution’s Board ordered all lectures to now be delivered online, while students are to vacate their hostels latest by Thursday.

All members of staff in the Academic Planning Unit were also ordered to go on self-isolation for two weeks.

The statement read: “The Academic Board at the emergency meeting held Tuesday, January 26, 2021, approved the following measures: the College should revert to online teaching immediately.

“Lecturers are to provide lecture notes to students beforehand and use the online period to explain the lectures.

“Lecturers are to adopt acceptable modality for online lectures. The Centre for Information Technology and Management, CITM, and Flexible Skills Development, FSD, should work out improved modalities to enhance e-learning.

“Meeting of more than 10 persons should be conducted virtually. Students should vacate hostels latest by Thursday.

“Management will decontaminate the environment. Workers are to come to the office in alternate days.

“Academic Planning Unit to close down for two weeks for workers to go on self-isolation. The medical centre to also close down for two weeks.”