Kogi State University expels 68 students …..Announces Prof. Abdulkadir as new VC
Fatimah Abdullahi
Kogi State University, Ayangba, has expelled 68 students for examination malpractice and poor academic performance.
This was announced in a statement issued by the registrar of the university, Dr Yakubu Abubakar in Lokoja on Sunday.
According to the statement, 19 of the affected students were expelled for various examination misconduct and 49 others withdrawn for poor academic performance.
It stated further that some students also had their admission withdrawn for failure to register within the stipulated period and wrong entry requirements and that the affected students cut across all the faculties.
The statement also announced that Prof. Mohammed Abdulkadir had been appointed the new Vice Chancellor of the university to take over from Prof. Hassan Isah, whose tenure expired on Oct. 12.
It added that Abdulkadir had since resumed duty, noting that until his appointment, he was a professor of economic history from Bayero University, Kano.