The management of Enugu State University of Sciences and Technology, ESUT has announced February 20^th as the date for the 45^th Matriculation ceremony of the university. The Matriculation is for the newly admitted students in the 2025/2026 academic session.

Announcing the date via a memo signed by the University Registrar, Mr Ambrose Ugwu, the university noted that the decentralised system of the ceremony will also be retained and urged students, parents and guardians to visit their respective faculties for the event.

“This is to inform the Matriculants, their parents/guardians, the entire University Community and the general public that the 45th Matriculation Ceremony of the University has been scheduled to hold on Friday, 20th day of February, 2026 at 11.00 a.m. The Ceremony will be decentralized within the respective Faculties at the Permanent Site Ebeano City, Enugu State” the memo read.

It further directed principal and key officers to ensure seamless ceremony.

The management during the 43^rd matriculation in 2023/2024 session introduced decentralised system for the ceremony to ensure effective participation and collaboration between faculties/departments and Parents/guardians.

During the ceremony Deans of faculties will represent the Vice-Chancellor which the Faculty Officers will stand-in for the Registrar.

Over 8, 000 undergraduate and postgraduate students are expected to be part of the matriculation slated to commence by 11am across all the 14 faculties in the university.

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By Amaechi Agbo

As the 2024/2025 first semester examinations begin in ESUT on Monday, March 3rd, the Management of the institution has warned that students who failed to pay their school fees and carry out course registration will not be allowed to sit for the examinations.

The Registrar of the university, Mr Ambrose Ugwu who handed the warning in a circular issued on Thursday, said that only students who paid the prescribed school and sundry fees and carried out their course registrations, would be allowed to write the examinations and directed staff to ensure full compliance.

While disclosing that examination will start for both new and returning students excluding students in the four newly approved programmes in the university, Mr Ugwu warned that violating the extant laws on examination conduct will not be tolerated by the management

“As we all are aware, the First Semester Examination starts on 3rd March, 2025. 1 am directed to remind all the staff and students that only students who have paid all their school/sundry fees and registered their courses would be allowed to write the Examination as clearly stated in our earlier memos Ref NOs. ESUT/R/123 dated 2nd October, 2024 paragraph three (3) and ESUT/R/32 dated 30” October, 2024 respectively concerning payment of school fees and closure of portal.

“All the continuing and year one students except those in the four new programmes of Medical Radiography, Public Health, Bio Medical Engineering and Human Nutrition and Dietetics will start simultaneously. New date will be released for the four new departments.

“Any breach or contravention of the existing examination rules will not be tolerated,” the circular titled “Release of Examination Timetable and Issue of School Fees and Sundry Payments,’ reads.

Meanwhile, the Department of Mass Communication has procured digital cameras for effective supervision of the examination commencing Monday.

Mr Sebastine Okafor who displayed the mini-cameras during his revision class with Year 2 students on Friday said the Department has zero tolerance for examination malpractice and cautioned that culprits will face the consequences

Below is the Circular

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By Amaechi Agbo

The first semester Examinations for the 2024/2025 Academic session in ESUT will commence on March 3^rd, 2025, www.esutmoitor.com can authoritatively report.

According to the revised academic calendar for the session obtained by this paper, lectures for the first semester will end on February 24 and would be followed by a week of revision.

The examination period which will last for a maximum of 19 days ends on March 21.

Similarly, the M44th matriculation ceremony of the university will hold on Friday, February 21, 2025.

The Ceremony will be preceded by orientatiuon on Wednesday, February 19.

Speaking on the examination and matriculation dates, ESUT Registrar, Chief Ambrose Ugwu said the management will follow the academic calendar religiously and urged students to tighten up for the examinations.

“We just released our revised academic calendar and we are following it meticulously. It is important to emphasis that the calendar is a critical perimeter in measuring how effective a university is. According to the Calendar, examinations will start on March 3^rd and end on 21 March. We are sticking to it.

“Matriculation, of course, you know must come before examination, so on the 21st of February, the fresh students will be welcomed officially into the university. It would be our 44^th matriculation and I say congratulations to the fresh students.

“Let me also use this occasion to urge the students to sit up. The University has a standing rule that students who didn’t measure up by attending a minimum of 70% of his/her lectures will not be allowed into the examination hall,” he said.   

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Parents, guardians and indeed, the students of Enugu State University of Science and technology (ESUT) would heave a sigh of relief as the management of the university has disclosed that school fees will not be increased in the 2024/2025 academic session.

The University Registrar, Chief Ambrose Ugwu who disclosed this to ESUT Monitor in an interview said there is no plan to increase school fees “for now”

“No school fees increment for now; we are aware that things are hard for both parents, students, and lecturers,” he said.

When asked to explain what he meant by “for now”, Mr Ugwu added “When I say “for now,” I mean for now. Of course, you cannot increase the school fees at the middle of the session, at least for 2024/2025 academic year, because the students that resume would start paying immediately. So you cannot tell them to pay for additional fees.

“Therefore, if by now there is nothing like an increment, just let it be known that for 2024/2025 academic calendar, nobody is talking about an increment,” he concluded.

This would no doubt, be a great news to the students and parents as the expectation has been high and rumour mills circulating that the management are exploring the option of upward review of the school fees in the new session.

Earlier in an interview shortly after the second semester examinations of the 2023/2024 academic session in August, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Aloysius+Michaels Okolie told ESUT monitor that considering the economic realities in the country, there is need for a review but added that the management is sensitive to the plights of the parents and guardians who would bear the brunt.

ESUT is among the state universities paying the least amount of school fees in Nigeria with the current schools fees at ₦124, 900.

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The Management of Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, has announced a new date for resumption of 2024/2025 academic session.

Academic activities for the first semester of the new session was initially scheduled to commence on Monday, October 7, 2024.

However, a circular signed by the University Registrar, Chief Ambrose Ugwu announced the new date to be Monday, October 14, 2024.

According to the circular sighted by this paper, academic and other activities will commence on the said date while both fresh and returning students have been directed to ensure full payment of their school and other recommended fees promptly.

The memo further notes that registration of courses will end on November 4, 2024.

“This is to inform the University Community that academic activities for both fresh and continuing students for the First Semester, 2024/2025 academic session will commence on Monday, 14 October, 2024.

“Lecturers and Students are hereby expected to commence their academic activities and ensure that Continuous Assessment Exercises which will constitute part of the First Semester Examinations are administered in time.

“Students are directed to pay the prescribed fees and register their courses accordingly before the portal closes for registration on or before 4th November, 2024

“Accordingly, all Academic Staff are by this communication expected to start effective teaching and other academic activities on resumption,” the circular stated

Below is the circular

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Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Right Reverend Matthew Hassan Kukah will arrive the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 to deliver a memorial lecture.

The fiery priest and human rights activist will be the Guest Lecturer during the Memorial Lecture Series in honour of Late Hon. Justice Chima Centus Nweze.

The lecture will be chaired by Hon. Justice Inyang Okoro of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

The Visitor to the University and Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Ndubisi Mbah will be the special guest if the lecture which will hold at Amadeo Event Center, Enugu by 11.00am whereas the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Aloysius-Michaels Okolie, the Chief Host, will deliver the welcome speech.

“I am directed to inform the University Community that the Memorial Lecture Series in honour of Late Hon. Justice Chima Centus Nweze has been scheduled to hold on 25th day of September, 2024 at Amadeo Event Center, Enugu by 11.00am.

“The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev Mathew Hassan Kukah would be the Guest Lecturer while Hon. Justice Inyang Okoro of the Supreme Court would Chair the event.

“His Excellency, the Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, who is also the Visitor to our University would be the Special Guest of Honour, while ESUT Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Aloysius-Michaels Okolie would be the Chief Host. The Vice-Chancellor as the Chief Host is already programmed to deliver the Welcome Remarks at the event,” a statement signed by the university registrar, Chief Ambrose Ugwu and made available to ESUT Monitor, says.

The Memorial Lecture is organised by the Faculty of Law, ESUT in memory of late legal luminary, Hon. Justice Chima Centus Nweze.

Late Justice Nweze who hails from Enugu State, was a Supreme Court Justice until his death on July 30, 2023 aged 64.

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The management of Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) has announced postponement of the commencement of 2023/2024 second semester examinations.

Earlier scheduled to commence on Monday, July 22nd, 2024, the management on Tuesday announced an adjusted new date for the exams.

In a circular signed by the University Registrar, Mr Ambrose Ugwu, it noted that the examinations will start on 23, July 2024 adding that the portal for online registration of courses will be shut on July 20 and will not be extended

“The 2023/2024 Second Semester Examinations have been scheduled to commence on Tuesday, 23rd July ,2024 for both continuing and year one students.

“To this effect, all concerned are expected to note the foregoing and communicate to both Staff and Students accordingly.

“Moreso, we wish to remind all our students to ensure the payment of all outstanding fees as the Portal will close on 20th July, 2024 for registration of courses and without any extension,” part of the circular made available to ESUT Monitor, reads.

The 2023/2024 second semester examinations are expected to end on August 8, 2024.

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