UNILORIN allays fears of 2025 medical graduands
By Mubar ak Oladosu
The Management of the University of Ilorin has described as unfounded rumours making the rounds that the 44 Medical graduands that completed their studies last year but who could not be inducted into the medical profession that time would be lumped with this year’s graduating set for induction.
This clarification came on the heels of trending X messages (formerly Tweeter) insinuating that the University is planning to conduct the induction of the remaining graduands alongside those that would be completing their MB,BS programme this year.
Speaking on behalf of the Management, the Provost of the College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Prof. Biodun Sulyman Alabi, said that “what happened was that 194 students sat for the final MB.BS examinations out of whom 175 passed outrightly while 19 had resits. We approached the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) to come and induct them. But we were reminded that they could only induct 150, even when there was a presidential directive of 200 quota as our approved quota which the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) provided for our University in its CAPS.
“We were told to rank the graduands and the first 150 of the 175 were inducted in November 2025. This insistence did not countenance another recent presidential directive that the quota for Medical students’ admission would be doubled, which is yet to be implemented. This would have guaranteed a minimum 300 quota. We were assured that the remaining 25 that passed and the other 19 that had resit exams would be inducted at a later date.”
“Since that time, we have visited MDCN several times to solicit that the remaining graduands be inducted in line with the presidential directives. This advocacy is still ongoing and we are hopeful that we will eventually succeed.
“So, the rumour in the social media that the MDCN said that those who were not inducted in November last year would be added to the set that will graduate this year, is unfounded and remained at the level of imagination of a few individuals.
“I want to appeal to parents and their wards to be patient, as the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, SAN, and his management team are working assiduously to ensure that the remaining 44 are inducted soon.
“Furthermore, the Vice Chancellor has directed that we should set machinery in motion to invite MDCN to come and reaccredit our Medical programme so that our quota would be increased from the present 150. With that, we would be able to have a higher carrying capacity.”
