NUC Bans Resit Exams In Varsties

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.”