The Academic Board of Kogi Polytechnic, Lokoja,Kogi State has approved the withdrawal of 229 students due to poor academic performance, explaining that the withdrawals were made in the overall interest of sustaining academic excellence and in line with the polytechnic’s regulations.
Penpushing reports that the institution’s Acting Coordinator of Public Relations and Protocols John Onimisi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, adding that the board took the decision at its meeting on Tuesday.
The statement stated that the Rector of the institution Prof Salihu Avidime chaired the meeting adding that in attendance include deans, heads of departments, and other board members which reviewed academic matters across the institution.
Penpushing further reports that the board approved the first semester results for the 2025/2026 academic session and ordered the withdrawal of 229 students for failing to meet academic standards, while the results were cleared after a thorough verification exercise by the Academic Board Central Results Verification Committee.
“The committee scrutinised submissions from all departments and schools to ensure accuracy, fairness, and compliance with the institution’s academic regulations’, the statement emphasised.
“The 229 affected students span National Diploma 1 and 2, and Higher National Diploma 1 and 2 levels across programmes including Accountancy, Business Administration, Computer Science, and Mass Communication’, it read.
“Other are Public Administration, Science Laboratory Technology, Building Technology, and others. The full list was published by the institution following the meeting’, Onimisi wrote.
Penpushing also reports that the statement said that the rector commended the verification committee for its diligence and professionalism, stressing that the committee’s work had strengthened the polytechnic’s academic integrity and helped maintain the quality of certificates awarded by the school.
Meanwhile, the statement stated that the board emphasized that the measure was intended to encourage discipline, seriousness, and improved academic commitment among students.
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