LAUTECH Students Protest Relocation of Anatomy and Physiology Department

Students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology staged a protest on Tuesday, blocking the main entrance of the institution in objection to the recent decision to relocate the Department of Anatomy and Physiology from the College of Health Sciences to the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences.

The demonstrators carried placards and sang solidarity chants to express their dissatisfaction, arguing that the department’s move undermines the integrity of medical sciences. Some of the placards read: “Don’t Separate Physiology from Medicine,” “Physiology Belongs to Basic Medical Sciences,” and “Our Discipline Is Not Experimental. We Won’t Be Silenced.”

According to an internal memo obtained by PUNCH Online, the university Senate approved the relocation at a meeting held on January 21, 2026. The memo, signed by Mrs. Olayinka O. Balogun and copied to the Vice-Chancellor, also directed that non-medical staff in the department should transfer to the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences to facilitate career progression.

The memo read in part: “Consequent upon the approval of the Senate, I write to inform you that the Department of Anatomy and Physiology has been moved to the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences. Your support and cooperation in ensuring a smooth transition is highly appreciated.”

Students, however, have rejected the decision and vowed to continue their demonstration until the management reverses it. Efforts to reach the university’s Public Relations Officer, Lekan Fadeyi, for comment were unsuccessful at the time of reporting.