Nigerian University cancels already written final year exams over students jubilation

The management of Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, Edo State, has officially canceled the final year examinations that were scheduled to take place on Wednesday due to excessive celebration by graduating students on campus.

In a statement by the Head of Information/Public Relations and Protocol, Mr. Mike Ade Oladenika, it was mentioned that the students had disregarded a campus rule prohibiting such jubilant behavior.

The decision to cancel the exams was made after an emergency meeting, affecting departments in the Faculty of Art such as Mass Communication, English, and History.

The statement reads, “The University community is disturbed that despite the memo prohibiting wild jubilation and celebration on campus, graduating students from the faculty of Art, Department of Mass Communications, English, History and International Studies violated the directive of the University Management.

“Graduating students from the affected departments were involved in car displays, use of siren, spraying of money, shouting and hooting within the campus and also blocked the access road leading in and out of the University.

“The University Management in an emergency meeting held today , Wednesday, 29 January, 2025, decided to invoke the extant laws on wild jubilation and celebration, thereby cancelling all final year examinations written on Wednesday including but not limited to the following: ELS 411; MAC 414; HIS 416”.

It added that the university management would “decide in due course when such cancelled examinations shall be rescheduled”.