Newly admitted students of Enugu State College of Education (Technical),  ESCET, have been urged to embrace academic discipline saying any student who indulges in anti-social vices would be rusticated.

The institution which is affiliated to the University of Nigeria Nsukka ( UNN) made this known at the weekend during the 19th matriculation ceremony for over 500 new students admitted into the various programmes of the college including National Certificate of Education, NCE, Degree, Professional Diploma in Education (PDE) and Outreach.

Provost of the College, Dr. Stella Chinweudo Ekwueme, in her address at the occasion, congratulated the students and urged them to take their academic journey seriously.

ESCET Provost, Dr. Stella Chinweudo Ekwueme

She emphasized the importance of regular class attendance, timely completion of assignments and extensive use of the College Library.

“I urge you to embrace academic discipline, personal integrity, and responsible conduct. Cultism, drug abuse, and other vices have no place in our academic environment,” the provost said.

Dr Ekwueme told the students that the College maintains strict zero-tolerance policy on such matters, encouraging them to contribute meaningfully by upholding high moral standard while in the institution.

Vice Chancellor of UNN, Prof. Oguejiofo T. Ujam, represented by the Director of Academic Planning, Prof. Anthony Attama, also addressing the students, reemphasizes  the need for strict adherence to institution’s laid down rules and regulations.

He assured them of the University’s commitment to creating a conducive academic environment for all and encouraged them to report any form of exploitation from any staff to the appropriate authority through the office of the Dean Students Affairs.

He also cautioned against involvement in cultism warning that “any student found to be involved in secret cult activities will be rusticated”.

The Vice Chancellor condemned cybercrime, stating that the university “frowns at all forms of ICT-assisted crimes.

In a show of government support, the Hon. Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ndubueze Mbah in a speech presented by His Special Adviser, Dr. Obinna Muouh, assured the College Community of the unwavering support of Governor Peter Mbah to the College.

He reaffirmed the state government’s commitment’s to enhancing the welfare and development of the institution.

The well-added ceremony was marked under a convivial atmosphere as newly admitted students took their matriculation oaths symbolizing the official commencement of their academic pursuit at the College.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released a comprehensive statistical breakdown of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, results.

The breakdown offers a full picture of the performances by Nigerian candidates in the examination conducted across the country.

According to JAMB, out of 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, over 1.5 million of them scored less than 200 in the exam.

It, however, announced that 4756 candidates scored above 320, 7658 candidates scored between 300 and 319.

In the statement accompanying the data, the Board said that 40,247 underage candidates were permitted to demonstrate their exceptional abilities.

JAMB further stated that only 467 of these candidates (1.16%) achieved scores that meet the threshold for exceptional ability as defined for the UTME, with their performance in the subsequent three stages still pending.