At the University of Ibadan’s matriculation ceremony, Vice-Chancellor Professor Kayode Adebowale told new students they should focus on reading and aiming for good grades.
The ceremony welcomed 3,792 students across various faculties. Led by Registrar Mr. Ganiyu Saliu, the students took their matriculation oath.
Through Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, Professor Aderonke Mojisola Baiyeroju, the VC highlighted the university’s freedom but stressed the need to follow its rules responsibly.
Adebowale reminded students that while the university offers freedom, it’s important to recognize and abide by the established rules, encouraging them to stay on the right side of the law and uphold the institution’s standards.
In his words;
“You have no excuse not to read and make good grades. As earlier stated, the university is a place of freedom, but it is freedom guided by rules. There are established rules guiding engagements in the university.”
“You are expected to find what the rules are and do your utmost best to keep the rules and remain on the right side of the law.”
“For those who will run foul of the law, the Students Disciplinary Committee is the organ of the university through which they will be proceeded and sanctioned if found guilty of any misconduct.”
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Now adays school student dont use to tead hard, only few do
That’s the best speech and advice any father, mentor, teacher , etc can render to a student.
Nigerian youths today are fast becoming something else.
Those days it use to be good and nice but today finish your class you will still be jobless
No excuse o seriously because some will be serious and some unserious normal in a school there are those that are serious and those that came to increase the population of the school
congratulations to all the newly admitted students
reading is necessary for success so anybody looking for success must read
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That’s a very good and wonderful advice to children of nowadays,who think that education comes cheap, giving rise to high rate of exames malpractices. Education is the way to go in a country,but more premium must be placed on academic work.
YES rather than partying all night instead of reading ur books cause that what must student do
That’s a good advice I pray that they Will yeild to that because children of this days , they have ears but they don’t hear atall
Corruption is everywhere in this country including education too if the system is right and ok student make good grade they can be able to defend.
As a student reading and studying supposed to be number one priority
Yes the VC is very right,no excuse at all,you went to school to study get good grade and pass your exams,nothing else,so students has no excuse not to read and pass their exams
There is no lies in what you say but how are you planning on not to go strike so that students won’t lose focus
It is easy for h6 to say. What about frequent strike by the ASUU? We all know the primary responsibility of every student is to read.
No students have excuse not to read, reading is a must for every student