UniAbuja students to undertake drug tests, offer foreign language, says Vice Chancellor
Quadri Yahya
The Vice Chancellor, University of Abuja, Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah has stated that students who intend to study in the university must undertake a drug test and present the test result before they are admitted into the institution.
Na’allah made this known at the 27th Pre- Convocation briefing held on Wednesday.
The VC said the institution is currently working with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to help students involved in drug abuse and to rehabilitate them.
He said, “The drug status of students is important in order to help students to be free from drugs. The students will not be sent away from school if it is observed that they are involved in drug abuse, but rather, they will be rehabilitated in collaboration with the NDLEA.”
Furthermore, the VC also disclosed that 7,128 undergraduate students would be graduating at the school’s convocation slated for Saturday, October 7,2023.
The vice chancellor also explained that the institution would be introducing Russian Language as part of the general courses that students must pass before graduating.
“Efforts are being made to bring in full some of the foreign languages as degree programmes, but the varsity has made it compulsory in General Studies that every student must study and pass a foreign language before graduation.
“We are going to offer Russian language in addition to the foreign languages we offer. Students are made to offer and pass one of these foreign languages,” he said.
While noting the efforts made by the university to achieve its mandates, he said it has embarked on fund raising for alumni, philanthropists and also identifying foundations that would help in sponsoring researches, training and others.
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