UPDATE On LASU Protest: University Shuts Down Indefinitely.

Following violent protests by students of Lagos State University
(LASU), the institution's management has with immediate effect shut
down the widely- respected state-owned university indefinitely.
"In the wake of the violent protest by some
affected students of Lagos State University (LASU) over the closure of
the university portal forregistrationof courses for rain semester
2012/2013 examination, the university management has decided to shut
down the university indefinitely .
"Also, examinations have been put off till
further notice. With this decision, students are expected to vacate
the university premises until further notice."
This decision was contained in a bulletin, dated 23rd January, 2013.
Students of the institution had staged a protest on Wednesday, 22nd,
January over the closure of the portal but the protest became violent
on Thursday.