EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Vice Chancellor, University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’allah has disclosed that students who intend to study in the university must undertake and present a drug test before admission.
Na’allah, who made this known at the 27th Pre- Convocation briefing in Abuja on Wednesday said the institution is working with NDLEA to help students involved in drug abuse and to rehabilitate them.
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He said drug status of students is important in order to help students to be free from drugs.
Though he said the students would not be sent out from school if involved in drug abuse, but rather be rehabilitated in collaboration with the NDLEA.
The vice chancellor also disclosed that 7,128 undergraduate students would be graduating at the school’s convocation slated for Saturday, on Oct. 7.
He listed those that would be graduating to also include 100 PhDs, 326 academic Masters and 346 Professional Masters.
He said 40 students would be graduating with First Class , 474 with Second Class Upper, 944 Second Class Lower, 174 with 3rd Class and One Pass degree.
He, however, said the university had banned Pass degree going forward.
He added that the university would also confer Honorary Doctorate Degree of Letters on Prof. Toyin Falola of the University of Texas, Houston for his role in the development and growth of the institution and other African universities at large.
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The vice chancellor also explained that the institution would be introducing Russia Language as part of the general courses that students must pass before graduating.
This, he said is to make new knowledge available to students.
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