ℹ️ BOOM 🔥🔥LASUED INTRODUCES COMPULSORY DRUG TEST FOR 2024/2025 APPLICANTS.

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By Prof Hõlå Isååç ☦️ 

The Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University of Education, Professor Bilkis Lafiaji-Okuneye, has announced that all 4,500 prospective students of the institution will undergo a compulsory drug test before being granted admission for the 2024/2025 academic session.

Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria, she explained that the decision followed a recent incident in which a drug-addicted student caused panic within the university community. She said the measure, taken in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, is aimed at maintaining discipline and safeguarding the campus environment.

According to her, strong academic results in the UTME or SSCE will not guarantee admission unless an applicant is certified drug-free. She acknowledged the additional cost the screening would incur but maintained that the long-term benefits to students’ mental health, discipline, and academic performance make it worthwhile.

Professor Lafiaji-Okuneye stressed that as a teacher training institution, LASUED must ensure that its graduates possess the moral values and discipline required to positively influence the pupils and students they will teach in the future. She urged parents to instill social values in their children early to help them resist peer pressure and avoid drug use and other deviant behaviours on campus.

She also cautioned against rushing students through school when they are not academically prepared, warning that pushing unready learners into higher classes often leads to reliance on malpractice. She condemned the use of so-called special or miracle centres to obtain examination results, describing such certificates as empty credentials that fail under the rigours of university life.

The vice chancellor linked the withdrawal of some students from the university to their inability to cope with academic standards due to unearned qualifications. She commended JAMB for introducing stronger security measures to curb examination malpractice and encouraged other examination bodies, including WAEC and NECO, to adopt similar systems.

© Prof Hõlå Isååç ☦️