It was a day of student protests in Yaba on Wednesday.


While students of Yaba College of Technology were protesting the death of a colleague , pre-medical students of the University of Lagos also locked up the school’s main entrance in protest.

The premed students, comprising students of Medicine and Surgery, Medical Laboratory Science, Nursing, Dentistry, and Physiotherapy, were protesting the school’s management decision to change the criteria for promotion to 200L, mid-session.

The students said the new criteria, which was not disclosed, deprived many of them the chance to continue their programmes.


“When the list was finally released, many students who met the requirements as originally laid out in the handbook were not admitted to the College of Medicine,” a student said.


Joshua Ekula one of the students, at the brink of tears, described the new decision as unjust and disheartening. Another affected student who chose to remain anonymous vowed not to leave the premises till their plight is heard.



In reaction, the school authorities said it was only adhering to the fresh index system to regulate the quota allocated to individual university as introduced by the professional bodies regulating the study of medical programmes in the country.

This was contained in a statement signed by the university’s Information Unit head, Mr. Toyin Adebule.

The statement read in part:

‘This year, the professional bodies have insisted on the enforcement of the quota upon which accreditation is hinged and hence the college has had to conform. What this means is that only students that are indexed will be registered by the professional bodies to practice after graduation.

‘Senate at its meeting held on Wednesday, 27th January, 2016 had approved the implementation of the re-arrangement to conform to the professional bodies’ quota in order not to lose accreditation. This has regrettably meant that we have only been able to receive students into the college only up to the number the College of Medicine is allowed by the quota.

‘We recognise and regret that this has led to some students being unable to cross over into the College of Medicine or their course of choice. Consequently, all candidates who were not successful to be placed in programmes in CMUL have been allocated to appropriate programmes on the main campus in Akoka.’

The school gate was eventually opened about a few minutes to 7:00pm.

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So this is what it feels like to be FTC, I dedicate this achievement to all my Brothers across the Nation, to all the students of MAPOLY and everyone in Ogun State and to my personal person Kelswils... Naija go better one day and we'll look back and have reasons to smile... Back to the topic, I didn't even read it, United we Stand, divided we fall, make all my Baifran brothers calm down, all of us we gather dey

I used to think Medical students were the most serious and responsible set of students in any University setting.


Until I learnt that some were 'successful' Yahoo boys.

Third to comment for d 1st time since all dis years . Would hv been 1st if not for network

Everything seems not to be working in Nigeria. is change or shame?

Ok

Keep calm and study outside naija

End time protest

i book Ftc....




mhen Wednesday was hectic yet no results from the schools management

i was there

Unilag wahala no de end? Na wa.

Na wa o

Na noise them they make oo

go vc house direct n stop blocking the school gate

Quite frankly.. This management should be overhauled!! Their decision making is soo poor and never on time.
A good number of foundation students that got 6 points were not given even education. All the money they paid has entered voicemail

That was a silly action on the part of the students.

Was stuck in that traffic for hours. I had to call a friend to come pick my car while I left it behind so as not to miss a very important appointment.

This is really pathetic

Nice One

I just hope d school management will look into thier plight and hear them out.

its time they stop treating students like trash......turning themselves to mini gods.......

#Only happens HereInAfrica

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That's bad

ok

med students get craze too sha.

unilag.... Turning dreams into nightmares

Education is expensive

Is unilag the only affected school?

I think its a thing of mis-information on the part of the school authority.. Why wasnt there enough pre-information to the student earlier on... The students have legitimate reasons to protest

I hate Nigeria

Take them to court

Useless set of people

Change!

sheilak:
I hate Nigeria

Take them to court

Useless set of people

Which country are u from and where(country) do u reside now?

-MBBS cutoff mark was placed at 4.11CGPA and people that made it crossed to idi Araba

-Unilag changed there course for them and the lists is at the general office.

A friend who is number 61 with 4.08 and two other guys was transferred to Dentistry...

Unilag can't move everyone to CMUL to avoid loosing accreditation, so they should stop whining when a chic from Botany had 4.80CGPA.

Aregs:
So this is what it feels like to be FTC, I dedicate this achievement to all my Brothers across the Nation, to all the students of MAPOLY and everyone in Ogun State and to my personal person Kelswils... Naija go better one day and we'll look back and have reasons to smile... Back to the topic, I didn't even read it, United we Stand, divided we fall, make all my Baifran brothers calm down, all of us we gather dey

my person,I sight you