The National Universities Commission (NUC), the body charged
with the responsibility of monitoring the activities of universities in the country, has banned the conduct
of re-sit examinations in Nigerian universities.
The NUC, in a
statement by its Chief Information Officer, Mrs Bukola Olatunji, in Abuja, on
Wednesday, frowned on the discovery that some universities conduct supplementary examination for
their students, in addition to regular semester examinations.
The commission therefore warned that the conduct of such
examinations was in violation of extant rules and regulations, and urged all universities involved to stop the practice
henceforth or face sanction.
In her words, “The attention of the NUC has
been drawn to the fact that some universities conduct supplementary examination
for their students, in addition to regular semester examinations… This
contradicts the Course Credit System in operation in the Nigerian university
system, which has no provision for re-sit or supplementary examinations.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Course Credit System provides
that courses should be taken on semester basis and a course failed in one
semester should be carried over to the following year and to be re-taken at the
next available opportunity.”
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