The Vice Chancellor has approved a terminal Mop-Up Registration Exercise for all returning and newly admitted students for the 2025/2026 Academic Session.
This final administrative window is open from Wednesday, March 25, to Monday, March 30, 2026. This period represents the absolute conclusion of all registration activities for the current year. To account for the administrative overhead of this late intervention, an additional late registration fee of N5,000 will be charged to all affected students.
THE CRITICAL LINK BETWEEN REGISTRATION AND MATRICULATION
The timing of this mop-up exercise is directly tied to the legal induction of students into the university community.
- The Registration Deadline: The portal will officially close at the end of the day on Monday, March 30.
- The Matriculation Milestone: The formal Matriculation Ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
Registration is a mandatory prerequisite for matriculation. Any student who fails to complete their registration and pay the required fees by the March 30th deadline will be excluded from the Official Matriculation Register. In the Nigerian tertiary system, if your name is not on this register, you are not recognized as a bona fide student for the academic session.
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE FOR THE MOP-UP PHASE
To ensure your studentship is secured before the Tuesday ceremony, students must follow this specific workflow:
- Fee Clearance: Log in to the student portal to generate the invoice for the N5,000 late fee along with any other outstanding tuition.
- Payment Verification: Complete the payment through the university's integrated gateways (Remita, bank transfer, or card). Ensure you obtain a digital or physical receipt.
- Course Enrollment: Finalize your course registration forms on the portal. This step is only activated once the system recognizes your full payment status.
- Matriculation Number Issuance: For new students, completing this process is the final trigger for the issuance of a permanent Matriculation Number, which is required for all future examinations and results.
CONSEQUENCES OF NON-COMPLIANCE
The University Management emphasizes that this notice marks the permanent completion of the 2025/2026 registration cycle. There will be no further extensions after March 30th.
- Loss of Admission: New students who are not matriculated on March 31st may forfeit their admission and be required to re-apply in the next session.
- Examination Exclusion: Returning students who do not register during this mop-up will not have their names appear on the First Semester examination broadsheets.
- Administrative Withdrawal: Failure to register is interpreted by the Senate as a voluntary withdrawal from the university for the session.
CONCLUSION: ACT NOW TO SECURE YOUR ACADEMIC STANDING
This "gracious approval" by the Vice Chancellor is a final safety net for the student body. With the Matriculation Ceremony just days away, the clock is ticking. Use this window to resolve all financial and academic bottlenecks to ensure you remain a recognized member of the university.