Vice Chancellor, University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’allah has disclosed that students who intend to check within the college must undertake and current a drug test before admission.
Mr Na’allah, who made this identified on the twenty seventh Pre- Convocation briefing in Abuja on Wednesday mentioned the establishment is working with NDLEA to assist students concerned in drug abuse and to rehabilitate them.
He mentioned the drug standing of students is necessary with a view to assist students to be free from medication.
However, he mentioned the students wouldn’t be despatched out from faculty if concerned in drug abuse, however somewhat be rehabilitated in collaboration with the NDLEA.
The vice chancellor additionally disclosed that 7,128 undergraduate students can be graduating on the faculty’s convocation slated for Saturday, on Oct. 7.
He listed those who can be graduating to additionally embrace 100 PhDs, 326 tutorial Masters and 346 Professional Masters.
He mentioned 40 students can be graduating with First Class , 474 with Second Class Upper, 944 Second Class Lower, 174 with third Class and One Pass diploma.
He, nonetheless, mentioned the college had banned Pass diploma going ahead.
He added that the college would additionally confer Honorary Doctorate Degree of Letters on Prof. Toyin Falola of the University of Texas, Houston for his function within the growth and development of the establishment and different African universities at giant.
The vice chancellor additionally defined that the establishment can be introducing Russia Language as a part of the overall programs that students must go before graduating.
This, he mentioned is to make new data out there to students.
“The university has developed into a global university with the offering of different languages, which include Japanese, French, Portuguese among others.
“Efforts are though being made to bring in full some of the foreign languages as degrees programmes but the varsity has made it a compulsory in General Studies that every student must study and pass a foreign language before graduation.
“We are going to offer Russia language in addition to the foreign languages we offer. Students are made to offer and pass one of these foreign languages,”he mentioned.
While noting the efforts made by the college to realize its mandates, he mentioned it has launched into fundraising for alumni, and philanthropists and in addition figuring out foundations that will assist in sponsoring researches, trainings and others.
He additionally disclosed the National Universities Commission, NUC, had accepted 26 new tutorial programmes for the college.
According to him, the college will now provide among the new programs ranging from 2023/2024 tutorial session.
The programs embrace Nursing, Communication and Media Studies, Pharmacy, Tourism and hospitality, Agricultural engineering, amongst others.
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