Benue Varsity vows to punish students involved in signing-out activities
The Management of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, JOSTUM, Benue State, has said the university will severely punish any student involved in signing-out activities.
JOSTUM Registrar and Secretary to the Senate, Dr John David, stated this in a statement on Friday in Makurdi, noting that the decision was in line with the Federal Government’s ban on signing-out activities in tertiary institutions.
It will be recalled that the university management had, on February 15, 2025, prohibited signing-out activities on campus even before the Federal Government’s directive.
David said that the so-called ‘signing out’ had been found to contradict the university’s culture and values.
The registrar explained that the practice encouraged students to engage in undignified rituals, such as scribbling words on their clothes and other disorderly conduct.
According to him, such activities often lead to noise, excessive partying, and unsafe behaviour that undermine the dignity of graduates and the reputation of the institution.
“The primary concern of the university administration is to ensure that students graduate with dignity and decorum.
“Unfortunately, the signing-out practices tarnish the dignity of graduation with messy and unsafe practices by the final-year students. Going forward all activities relating to signing out are banned on the university campus.
“Students are strictly warned to abide by this directive or face disciplinary measures, including suspension, rustication and withholding of results/certificates. Staff and security personnel are directed to enforce full compliance,” he said.
Benue Varsity vows to punish students involved in signing-out activities
