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The University of Lagos, UNILAG, Akoka, has placed an official ban on skitmaking, content creation and other video recording activities within its campus and hostels without prior authorization.
The directive, announced in a statement signed by the institution’s Head of Communication, Mrs Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, follows growing concern over the increasing use of university facilities for unapproved video productions, including comedy skits, vox pops and film shoots.
“The attention of the University Management has been drawn to the rising use of the University premises, including hostels and other facilities, for shooting of films, videos, skits, and similar cinematographic activities without proper authorisation,” parts of the statement read.
According to UNILAG, the decision aims to safeguard the institution’s image, maintain decorum within the academic environment, and ensure that its premises are not misrepresented in online or public content.
The university emphasized that any individual, whether a student, staff member, or external party, must seek and obtain formal approval from the institution’s Communication Unit before carrying out any form of recording or production on campus.
While acknowledging the importance of creative expression and media engagement, UNILAG maintained that all such activities must comply with its established rules and procedures to preserve order and safety.
The statement also appealed to members of the university community and the general public to strictly adhere to the new directive “in the interest of order, safety, and collective responsibility”.
In other news, The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has issued a four-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to conclude negotiations with all tertiary institutions-based unions.
This was as the NLC frowned at the no-work-no-pay policy introduced by the government as a form of sanction to members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities for daring to embark on a nationwide strike.
The president of the NLC, Joe Ajaero made this known in an interactive session with labour correspondents on Monday in Abuja.
