The University of Abuja Thursday matriculated 7794 new 100 level regular students for the 2024/2025 session.
Speaking during the matriculation ceremony, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi expressed the joy of presiding at the formal absorption of new students into the system in her capacity as the new substantive vice-chancellor of the university.
She saluted the courage and steadfastness of the students in choosing the University of Abuja as their first choice and working hard to gain admission into the highly sought institution, considering that over 38,000 applicants bid for the 7,794 available slots.
The vice chancellor assured the students that they will not regret their choice once they put in the necessary hard work in their studies.
Aisha felicitated with the parents and guardians of the matriculating students some of whom were present to witness the watershed event in the academic life of their children and wards.
She noted that, the event marked an important beginning in their sojourn in this citadel of learning.
“I urge you to bear in mind the need to constantly monitor their academic progress alongside their moral conduct while studying at the University,” she said.
Professor Aisha urged the students to freely mingle and treat one another as brothers and sisters in line with the core values of unity and scholarship.
“Our university community truly reflects the Nigerian Federation as all sections of the country are represented in both staff and student composition. Hence, it is incumbent on us to promote corporate harmony by avoiding actions capable of polarising us along the fault lines of religion, ethnicity, and agenda, among others,” she said.
