Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai, has matriculated 4,937 new students for the 2025/2026 academic session, with the Institution's leadership using the occasion to deliver a firm warning against cultism, examination fraud and other social vices that have increasingly disrupted campus life across Nigerian Universities.
The Vice Chancellor, Professor Mohammed Hadi Suleiman, addressed the students at the University's 19th matriculation ceremony, making clear that the Institution operates a zero tolerance policy on cultism, examination malpractice, thuggery, cybercrime, drug abuse, cohabitation, indecent dressing and any act of indiscipline. He charged the new students to adhere strictly to the rules and regulations of the University, stressing that the Institution would not tolerate anything capable of hindering the fulfilment of their academic ambitions. He also urged them to make full use of available facilities and to maintain them responsibly.
Professor Suleiman noted that mechanisms for sustaining discipline and maintaining high standards of teaching and research have been developed and consolidated across the Institution to ensure that all students enjoy an excellent academic experience free from discrimination and harassment.
The visitor to the Institution, Niger State Governor Mohammed Umar Bago, was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Alhaji Sirajo Saidu, who assured students that the state government would sustain the payment of bursary to indigenous students. He urged the new intake to remain focused, disciplined and committed to their studies, cautioning them against trading their futures for temporary distractions.
For nearly five thousand young Nigerians beginning University life at IBBUL, the message from both the institution and the state government was consistent: the infrastructure, the funding and the standards are in place. What happens next depends entirely on the choices they make.
