{"id":10513,"date":"2025-12-15T14:28:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/examkits.com\/blog\/?p=10513"},"modified":"2025-12-15T14:28:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:28:34","slug":"atbu-bauchi-implements-mandatory-ndlea-drug-test-for-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/examkits.com\/blog\/atbu-bauchi-implements-mandatory-ndlea-drug-test-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"ATBU Bauchi Implements Mandatory NDLEA Drug Test for Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, has officially announced that all students\u2014both new and returning\u2014must undergo the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Drug Integrity Test, following a Federal Government directive on drug screening in public universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The directive, communicated through an internal memo signed by the Deputy Registrar (Academics), Haj. Hadeeza Ibrahim Mailafia, makes the drug test a compulsory step in student clearance and academic registration for the 2025\/2026 session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How Students Can Complete the NDLEA Drug Test<\/strong><br>According to the memo dated 12 December 2025, affected students are required to register through the NDLEA Drug Integrity Test portal at <a href=\"https:\/\/drugandvisa.ndlea.gov.ng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">drugandvisa.ndlea.gov.ng<\/a> You may also like to read:You may also like to read: The online platform enables students to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Register for the drug test<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose a convenient test centre and approved laboratory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fix an appointment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Receive test notifications and download their drug test certificate online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Students must <strong>upload a soft copy of their NDLEA drug test certificate to the ATBU portal<\/strong>. Academic registration will remain incomplete until the certificate is successfully uploaded and verified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A National Effort Against Drug Abuse<\/strong><br>This measure forms part of a broader national effort to reduce drug abuse among students in Nigerian universities. ATBU officials have advised students to complete the registration process early to avoid delays during academic registration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compliance with this directive is mandatory for all ATBU students before they can engage in any academic activities for the session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also like to read: <a href=\"https:\/\/examkits.com\/blog\/abubakar-tafawa-balewa-university-teaching-hospital-announces-2025-2026-admission-for-health-information-management-programmes\/\">Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital Announces 2025\/2026 Admission for Health Information Management Programmes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, has officially announced that all students\u2014both new and returning\u2014must&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":1876,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[600],"tags":[4360,3109,21131,21449,21448,127,3286],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>ATBU Bauchi Implements Mandatory NDLEA Drug Test for Students - Examkits<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"ATBU requires NDLEA drug test for all students; 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