The University of Ibadan has directed 226 undergraduate students to withdraw from the institution over poor academic performance.
The decision followed a meeting of the university’s Senate last Monday, where results for the 2024/2025 academic session were ratified for both graduating and non-graduating students.
The Senate approved that students with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) below 1.0 be advised to withdraw.
Affected students, who cut across faculties and span 100 to 500 levels, will no longer have access to the university portal for registration.
An official of the institution disclosed that the Faculty of Science recorded the highest number, with 79 students affected, followed by the Faculty of Technology (45) and the Faculty of Agriculture (35).
Both the College of Medicine and the Faculty of Education had 18 students each asked to withdraw, while Renewable Natural Resources recorded 10. The Faculty of Arts had nine affected students; Economics and Management Sciences, four; Law, three; Veterinary Medicine, two; and Environmental Design and Management, three.
The withdrawal of poorly performing students is an almost annual exercise at the university, popularly referred to by students as a “tsunami.” In 2018, 408 students were similarly asked to withdraw.
Meanwhile, fresh students resumed physically on Monday for the 2025/2026 academic session.
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