226 UI Students Withdrawn Over Poor CGPA

No fewer than 226 undergraduate students of the University of Ibadan have been asked to withdraw from the institution over abysmal academic performance in the 2024/2025 session.

The Senate of Nigeria’s premier university met last Monday to ratify results for both graduating and non-graduating students and directed that all those with Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) below 1.0 be advised to withdraw immediately.

Following the Senate approval, the affected students have been locked out of the university portal and can no longer register for any course, bringing their academic journey at UI to an abrupt end.

The withdrawals cut across all faculties and levels from 100 to 500. NaijaChoice News gathered the full breakdown from university sources: Faculty of Science recorded the highest figure with 79 students, Faculty of Technology followed with 45, while Faculty of Agriculture had 35.

College of Medicine and Faculty of Education posted 18 withdrawals each. Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources had 10, Faculty of Arts nine, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences four, Faculty of Law three, Faculty of Environmental Design and Management three, and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine two.

The university’s Director of Public Communication, Mrs Adejoke Akinpelu, confirmed the development. “They were advised to withdraw across the faculties and programmes at all the levels because their CGPA fell below 1 point. It is a normal academic appraisal process,” she stated.

This annual ritual of pruning poorly performing students has earned the nickname “tsunami” among UI students and alumni. In 2018, the wave claimed as many as 408 undergraduates in a single exercise.

The action aligns strictly with the university’s undergraduate academic regulations, which place students on warning or probation when their GPA or CGPA dips below 1.0 and ultimately mandate withdrawal when the minimum standard is not met after the stipulated semesters.

Meanwhile, fresh students for the 2025/2026 academic session physically resumed on Monday, even as the portal lockdown took effect for the 226 affected undergraduates.

The development has once again sparked conversations on campus about academic rigour, with many Uites describing the period after results ratification as one of anxiety and uncertainty. University authorities maintain that the exercise remains necessary to sustain UI’s reputation as a centre of academic excellence.