In a sweeping academic review, the University of Ibadan (UI) has directed 226 undergraduates to discontinue their studies after failing to meet the institution’s minimum academic benchmark.
The decision was reached during a recent Senate session convened to deliberate on and approve results for both graduating and continuing students for the 2024/2025 academic cycle.
At the meeting, the university’s highest academic body reaffirmed its policy that any student with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) below 1.0 is academically ineligible to proceed.
As part of the enforcement measures, students affected by the decision have been restricted from accessing the institution’s online registration portal, effectively formalizing their withdrawal.
The impacted students span all academic levels, from first-year to final-year cohorts, and represent nearly every faculty within the university.
Data obtained from a senior university official indicate that the Faculty of Science recorded the largest number of withdrawals, with 79 students affected. The Faculty of Technology followed with 45 students, while 35 students were withdrawn from the Faculty of Agriculture.
The College of Medicine and the Faculty of Education each accounted for 18 students. The Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources recorded 10 withdrawals. Other faculties affected include Arts (nine students), Economics and Management Sciences (four), Law (three), Environmental Design and Management (three), and Veterinary Medicine (two).
The annual enforcement of academic performance regulations has become a familiar occurrence within the institution.
Among students, the periodic mass withdrawals have earned the informal nickname “tsunami,” reflecting the scale and impact of the exercise. In 2018, the university withdrew 408 students under similar circumstances.
University authorities maintain that the measure is necessary to preserve academic excellence and uphold the institution’s longstanding standards.
