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The management of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi (JOSTUM) has matriculated a total of 8,603 new students for the 2025/2026 academic session.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Isaac Itodo, who addressed the new students at the J.O.I. Ayatse Hall, noted a significant increase in the intake for the new session, cautioned the students against cultism, examination malpractice, sexual harassment, and drug abuse among other vices.
The VC highlighting the university’s continued growth as a premier institution for higher learning in Nigeria warning that such acts would not be tolerated.
He said the new intake include 7,059 Regular Undergraduate students, 1,329 Postgraduate students and 215 Sandwich programme students.
He noted that the admission process was “rigorous and meticulous,” identifying the matriculants as the best amongst thousands of applicants.
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Professor Itodo warned further that the university maintains a “zero-tolerance” policy on misconduct, making it clear that acts of misbehaviour such as “Cultism, examination malpractice, sexual harassment, and drug abuse are express tickets out of this University. We are here to build, not to destroy.”
He emphasised that a JOSTUM degree is predicated on two inseparable pillars, which are “character and learning.”
The Vice-Chancellor urged students to use the libraries and laboratories frequently, stressing that academic rigour is essential to becoming the innovators the nation requires.
While reminding the students of the university’s history, especially on renaming of the institution after the legendary statesman, Chief Joseph Sarwuan Tarka, Professor Itodo encouraged the students to embody Tarka’s legacy of selfless service and visionary leadership.
He told them that ”Nigeria looks up to this University to lead the way in providing solutions in food security and technological innovation,” urging them to prepare themselves to become “Tarka’s Giants.”
The VC also urged the parents and guardians to continue to monitor their children’s academic progress and social conduct closely, noting that students still require guidance to navigate the newfound “freedom of University life.”
The Vice-Chancellor described the matriculation oath as a “covenant” that must be respected and preserved throughout their stay at the university.
