According to "LindaIkeji", To The Academic Board of Yaba College of Technology,
Yaba, Lagos, has expelled 73 students for presenting
suspected forged results.
A statement by the college made available to the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday said the
affected students were part-time pursuing National
Diploma and Higher National Diploma programmes.
Signed by the Deputy Registrar, Mrs Titilayo
Obadimu, the statement said the affected students
registered for the 2013/2014 academic session.
According to the statement, the results were
discovered during the verification of Senior
Secondary School certificates and National Diploma
results.
It said 46 students for National Diploma and 27 for
Higher National Diploma were affected.
“All affected students are advised to hand over the
property of the college in their possession, including
Identity Cards, to their heads of department, the
librarian and Dean of Students’ Affairs,’’ it said.
Mr Charles Oni, who heads the Public Relations Unit
told NAN the college had zero tolerance for
malpractices and social vices.
He said all documents presented for admission were
subjected to rigorous screening.
Oni urged prospective students to avoid forgery of
results and other malpractices.
NAN
