University of Ibadan sends 408 students home over poor academic performance

A total of 408 students have been advised to withdraw from the University of Ibadan over poor academic performance.

The affected students were said to have failed to meet the minimum academic requirements.

UI’s Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof. Adeyinka Aderinto made the new development known Tuesday.

Aderinto said the institution “will continue to uphold its standards despite dwindling funding to the university, by adhering to global standards.”

Most of the affected students had been admitted following the opposition to post-UTME exercise in the 2016/2017 session.

“I call on parents to monitor their children to ensure that those who have been asked to withdraw from the university do not lie and continue to extort money in the name of being a student at the university,” the DVC said.

“The conduct of UI Model of Post-UTME screening has helped to separate men from boys and helped the institution in maintaining its historical standards as a global brand.

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“Being admitted to the UI is a privilege that requires students to be up and doing in their studies.

“There are minimum academic requirements a student must meet at the end of the session and those who fall short of that would have to leave the university.

“UI has been able to invent its own model of screening applicants and it has shown that those who we screened performed far better than those not subjected to our screening after taking JAMB,” he added.