The main gates of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) were under lock and key on Tuesday as hundreds of students from the College of Health Sciences launched a massive protest. The demonstration follows a controversial Senate decision to relocate the Department of Anatomy and the Department of Physiology from the College of Health Sciences to the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences. The unrest was triggered by an internal memo, signed by Olayinka O. Balogun and dated January 21, 2026. The document revealed that the University Senate approved the transfer of these core medical departments, along with their non-medic staff, to the applied sciences faculty to "ease career progression." However, the students view this move as a systemic "downgrade" that threatens the professional integrity of their degrees. Chanting solidarity songs and bearing placards, the protesters argued that these disciplines are the bedrock of clinical medicine and do not belong in a purely experimental faculty. "Our Discipline is Not Experimental" The protesters expressed fears that the relocation would alienate them from the medical community and affect their future licensing and professional recognition. "Physiology belongs to Basic Medical Sciences. LAUTECH, don’t separate us from Medicine! Our discipline is not experimental," the students declared during the barricade, vowing to remain at the school gates until the management rescinds the order. The university administration maintains that the shift is an administrative strategy to facilitate better career paths for non-clinical staff within those departments. Despite the escalating tension, the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Lekan Fadeyi, was unavailable for comment at the time of filing this report. The campus remains in a state of flux as academic activities were disrupted by the morning-long blockade. Students have insisted that the "integrity of Medical Sciences" must be protected at all costs. Would you like me to draft a formal petition based on these grievances or an opinion piece for a student blog?
