{"id":11184,"date":"2026-02-09T10:53:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/examkits.com\/blog\/?p=11184"},"modified":"2026-02-09T10:53:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:53:57","slug":"uniben-clears-air-on-2025-2026-admissions-no-student-will-be-denied-clearance-if-requirements-are-met","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/examkits.com\/blog\/uniben-clears-air-on-2025-2026-admissions-no-student-will-be-denied-clearance-if-requirements-are-met\/","title":{"rendered":"UNIBEN Clears Air on 2025\/2026 Admissions: No Student Will Be Denied Clearance If Requirements Are Met"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The University of Benin (UNIBEN) has moved to end growing concerns over admission clearance for the 2025\/2026 academic session, assuring newly admitted students that <strong>no candidate will be denied clearance as long as minimum entry requirements are satisfied<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The assurance follows multiple reports from different parts of the university about <strong>clearance delays and outright stoppages<\/strong> affecting some students offered <strong>provisional admission<\/strong> for the new academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why UNIBEN Issued the Notice<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the university\u2019s management, the complaints center on challenges during verification and screening exercises, with some faculties allegedly enforcing directives that <strong>contradict official university policy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese issues slowed down or completely halted clearance in some units,\u201d the university noted, prompting management to issue a clear and unified directive to all faculties involved in the admissions process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Optometry Clearance Controversy Explained<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One major flashpoint involved the <strong>Faculty of Optometry<\/strong>, where some students were reportedly denied clearance due to an alleged <strong>quota limitation imposed by a professional body<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UNIBEN Management firmly rejected this basis, stressing that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The university is <strong>answerable only to the National Universities Commission (NUC)<\/strong> and the <strong>Federal Ministry of Education (FME)<\/strong> on admissions matters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No professional body has the authority<\/strong> to block or invalidate clearance for students duly admitted by the university.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>UNIBEN\u2019s Official Position on Clearance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The university made its stance unequivocally clear:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><strong>Any student who has been duly offered provisional admission and meets the minimum entry requirements for the programme will be cleared.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vice-Chancellor, <strong>Prof. Edoba B. Omoregie, SAN<\/strong>, alongside the University Management, emphasized that <strong>clearance can only fail if a candidate does not meet the minimum academic requirements<\/strong> for the course offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Affected Students Should Do Now<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>UNIBEN has directed <strong>all affected students<\/strong>, including those in the <strong>Optometry programme<\/strong>, to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Return immediately to their <strong>respective faculties<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Report to their <strong>Clearance Officers<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proceed with clearance <strong>without delay<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The university assures students that clearance will be granted promptly once requirements are verified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Strict Directive to Deans and Clearance Officers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In a strong internal message, UNIBEN Management instructed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>All <strong>Deans and Clearance Officers<\/strong> to strictly comply with Management\u2019s position<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clearance decisions must be based <strong>solely on minimum entry requirements<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any directive contrary to this position should be <strong>disregarded<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bottom Line<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>UNIBEN has drawn a firm line: <strong>admission equals clearance<\/strong>, provided academic requirements are met. 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