The institution’s Registrar, Mr Oladejo Azeez, said in a statement on Thursday in Lagos that the aptitude test would end on Dec. 2.

According to Azeez, online registration for the exercise will start from Oct. 19 and end on Oct. 30.

The Registrar said that the test would be for admission into all undergraduate courses/programmes of the university for the 2020/2021 academic session.

He said that only candidates who made the university their first choice in the 2020/2021 UTME and scored 200 and above would be eligible for the screening.

He added that eligible candidates must possess five credit passes at one sitting in relevant ‘O’ Level subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.

‘“Candidates who will not be 16 years of age by Oct. 31, are not eligible and need not apply.

“Candidates who fail to participate in the post UTME screening will not be considered for admission.

“Former students of the institution whose admissions were withdrawn on the basis of poor academic performance or absence status, could re-apply on the condition that the new admission shall be for a course/ programme different from the former course/programme.

“Any student expelled from the university cannot be offered fresh admission,” he said.

The registrar said that eligible candidates for the test would pay N2,000 as the screening fee.

He advised such candidates to log in to the university’s website www.unilag.edu.ng and click on admission.

“Click on post-UTME application, then login with UTME number as username and Surname ( in lowercase) as password.

“Generate and print payment advice and proceed to any commercial bank to make the payment or pay online.

“Return to the university portal to complete filling the screening form and then print post-UTME examination pass,” he advised.

The registrar said that the university had zero tolerance for drug abuse, warning that any student found wanting would lose studentship. (NAN).

 Leadership of the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation has saluted the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria on its 58th anniversary.

It then urged the government at all levels to continue to support ABU Zaria and other Northern Universities to grow and impart the most productive knowledge on students in order to build on the legacies of the Late Sardaunan Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello.

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the foundation, Engineer Abubakar Gambo Umar in a statement issued on Monday in Kaduna said ABU Zaria which was established by and named after the late Premier of defunct Northern Region, has progressed over the past 58 years in all areas of educational development in Northern Nigeria.

“ABU has been playing a large role in putting the north in the forefront of global academic excellence and continues to occupy a particularly important place among Nigerian universities.

“As it marks its 58th anniversary, ABU can rightly claim its place as the largest and the most extensive of universities in Sub-Saharan Africa.

“Situated in Zaria, ABU has 16 academic faculties, 99 departments and student enrollment of over 45,000. Since inception, ABU Zaria has produced more than 500,000 Alumni, among them President, Vice President, Governors, Ministers and other leaders nationwide.

“As ABU celebrates this milestone, SABMF is proud of the achievements so far made by the institution, and happy to be associated with the country’s leading citadel of learning. We look forward to more years of educational accomplishments.

“The Foundation calls on Federal and State Governments, and other well to do Nigerians to continue to support ABU Zaria and other Northern Universities to continue to grow and impart the most productive knowledge on our students and to continue to build on the legacies of the Late Sardaunan Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello.”