Joseph Tarka Varsity Seeks Stakeholders’ Support For ‘Signing Out’ Ban

Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi (JOSTUM), has reiterated its prohibition connected final-year students ” signing out” and called connected parents, guardians, unit and information unit to assistance the authorities enforce it.

The assemblage Senate, which outlawed the signifier connected 15th February, 2025, said the national authorities has reinforced the prohibition successful each Nigerian tertiary institutions.

In a property connection signed by Registrar and Secretary to Senate, Dr. John U. David, the absorption said the alleged “signing out” had been recovered to contradict the assemblage civilization and values.

David says it encourages students to prosecute successful undignified practices specified arsenic scribbling connected apparel and disorderly conduct. It promotes noise, excessive partying, and unsafe behaviours that undermine some the dignity of graduates and the estimation of the University.

“The superior interest of the assemblage medication is to guarantee that students postgraduate with dignity and decorum. Unfortunately, the ‘signing out’ activities person been observed to tarnish this dignity with messy and unsafe displays by last twelvemonth students.”

The assemblage warned students to desist from specified practices oregon look disciplinary measures, including suspension, rustication, oregon withholding of results and certificates.

“We volition not hesitate to use sanctions wherever necessary. Staff and information unit person besides been directed to enforce afloat compliance crossed the campus.”

Parents and guardians were besides urged not to enactment their wards successful showcasing immorality connected the altar of excitement and fun. Instead, the assemblage appealed for their practice successful safeguarding pupil information and preserving field security. “We are counting connected each stakeholders to articulation hands with america to uphold subject and support the bully representation of JOSTUM,” the connection noted.

Meanwhile, students person been advised to vacate hostels instantly aft their examinations. “We privation each our students occurrence successful their 2nd semester examinations and, successful particular, last twelvemonth students a creaseless and dignified exit from the system,” the registrar added.