By Joseph Joy and Chiekezie Emmanuel

The Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT on Monday April 28, 2025 began the 2024/2025 Second semester academic activities after Easter break.

ESUT Monitor went round some faculties to monitor activities and can report that while lecturers are on duty, students have not yet resumed school.

On Tuesday, for instance, when our reporters visited Mass Communication Department, they witnessed Final Year students having lecture as at 11:35am, while Years 3 and 1 also had classes on the same day. However, the number of students in the classes could be easily counted at a glance with majority of them yet to resume school.

The situation is similar in all the departments visited including English and Literary Studies, ELS, Public Administration, Education, among others.

Speaking in an interview with our reporters, the HOD of Banking and Finance Dr Gabriel Anidiobu said lecturers are very ready to begin academic work but lamented that the students are nowhere to be found.  

“The lecturers are in their offices and they have visited the classrooms. We have few students who are available. But by second week, we are going to have fuller classes.

“The Lecturers are not waiting for anybody. We have taking off and the week is counting ready. Students should know that attendance counts from day one of resumption,” he told our reporters in his office on Wednesday.

Students interviewed said they resumed school early to help them get ready from the rigorous academic activities ahead and commended the lecturers for ensuring that the week was productive.

Students who have Not Resumed will have themselves to Blame – Registrar

Meanwhile, the University Registrar, Chief Ambrose Ugwu has warned that students who have not resumed school are doing so at their own peril.

Mr Ugwu who stated this when our reporters visited him in his office on Wednesday, said that the University management will ensure strict adherence to the school calendar at all times.

He noted that the short Easter break was over adding that students who are on extended break should know that 75% attendance is sine qua none for examination.

“Academic activities resumed on Monday after almost two weeks Easter Break. If any student decides not to resumes, that is his/ her decision but we have taking off and the calendar is already counting. We have directed lecturers to resume classes immediately and I thank God that your reporters visited some of the departments and saw for yourself. Any students who is still at home is doing so at his peril because at the end of the day, 75% will count and before the students will be allowed to write exams.

“Additionally, let me also reiterate that it has become a norm here to follow the calendar religiously. The revised Calendar is out and the second semester may end in July. Invariably, there is no time, so students should make hair while the sun shines,” he advised.