From Taiye Joseph, Ilorin
The management of the University of Ilorin, has moved to calm anxiety among parents and students, following reports circulating on social media that 44 medical graduates from the institution would be merged with the 2025 graduating class for induction into the medical profession.
The clarification comes amid trending posts on X (formerly Twitter), suggesting that the affected graduates, who completed their studies last year, would be inducted alongside the next batch of MBBS students.
Speaking on behalf of the university management, the Provost of the College of Health Sciences, Prof. Biodun Alabi, described the claims as false and misleading.
According to him, 194 students sat for the final MBBS examinations, out of which 175 passed outright while 19 had resit examinations.
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“We approached the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), to induct them,” he explained. “However, we were reminded that they could only induct 150, which is our approved quota. We were asked to rank the successful candidates and the first 150 out of the 175 were inducted in November last year.”
He added that although the Federal Government had earlier announced plans to double the admission quota for medical students nationwide, the directive is yet to be implemented.
“We were assured that the remaining 25 who passed and the 19 who later passed their resit examinations would be inducted at a later date,” Prof. Alabi said.
He noted that the university has continued to engage the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria in a bid to secure induction for the outstanding graduates.
“Since that time, we have interacted with the MDCN several times to solicit that the remaining graduands be inducted. This advocacy is still ongoing but we don’t have any headway yet,” he said.
Prof. Alabi dismissed as unfounded the rumour that the 25 graduates not inducted in November 2025 and the 19 who passed their resit examinations in January 2026 would be added to the 2025 graduating set.
“We don’t know where they are getting the information from,” he stated.
Appealing for calm, he assured that the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Wahab Egbewole (SAN), and the university management are actively working to resolve the issue.
“I want to appeal to parents and their wards to be patient, as the Vice Chancellor and the management team are working assiduously to ensure that the remaining 44 are inducted soon,” he said.
He further disclosed that the Vice Chancellor has directed steps toward inviting the MDCN for reaccreditation of the university’s Medicine and Surgery programme.
“With reaccreditation, we hope our quota will be increased from the present 150. That will enable us to have a higher carrying capacity,” Prof. Alabi added.
The university management reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the academic and professional interests of its medical graduates while urging stakeholders to disregard unverified social media reports.
