Poor Performance: Federal Poly Idah Withdraws 26, Expels Three Students Over MalpracticeYour support matters. Sustain independent journalism in Nigeria – contribute to Legit.ng. The authority of the Federal Polytechnic Idah, Kogi state has withdrawn twenty-six students and expelled three others. The withdrawal and expulsion according to the Public Relations Officer of the Institution, Omale Sule Sunday is in line with the Academic Regulations of the Federal Polytechnic Idah. The Academic Board approval for the withdrawal of the students follows the approvals of the 2019/2020 Second Semester Main/Carryover Examination Result and the Poor Performance of the affected students in the approved results while the three expelled students were found guilty of various acts of Examination Misconduct during the 2019/2020 2nd Semester Examinations. Recommended for you Supreme Court vs FG: Strike looms as NLC issues fresh ultimatum to FG, Buha... The withdrawn students cut across seven departments both at the National Diploma and Higher National Diploma levels. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app Marketing Department 7, Architectural Technology Department 1, Public Administration 1, Food Science and Technology 6, while Business Administration and Management Studies has 4. In another report, a 21-year-old Nigerian lady identified as Ewerechukwu Favour Asaka has emerged as the best graduating student of Covenant University. In a video shared on YouTube, Covenant University had its 16th convocation ceremony, on Friday, October 22, in which 216 students bagged first class degrees. Ewerechukwu, who bagged a degree in Computer Science, was the valedictorian of the 2020/2021 academic session. The young lady is the second student to graduate with a perfect CGPA of 5.0 after Motunrayo Ajia, who finished from the Department of Petroleum Engineering in the 2018/2019 academic session. Recommended for you 2023 presidential election results: Labour Party releases list of Peter Obi... Ewerechukwu and Motunrayo have one thing in common: both made their academic feats at the age of 21. In other news, a young Nigerian man identified as Ohimai Amaize has taken to social media to celebrate graduating with a master's degree from Columbia University after receiving a full scholarship from Columbia Global Centers. Sharing adorable graduation photos on his LinkedIn page, the young man who finished his graduate study on Friday, August 27, expressed gratitude to God for finishing strong. In his words: "Yesterday, I graduated from Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism with a Master’s Degree after receiving a full scholarship from Columbia Global Centers in 2020." Source: Legit.ng Some students have been kicked out of the Federal Polytechnic Idah, Kogi state over their performance level Three expelled students were found guilty of various acts of Examination Misconduct during the 2019/2020 2nd Semester Examinations The withdrawn students cut across seven departments both at the National Diploma and Higher National Diploma levels Your support matters. Sustain independent journalism in Nigeria – contribute to Legit.ng. Install our latest app for Android, read best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app