Nnamdi Azikiwe University bans final-year sign-out ritual
The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) has banned ‘sign-out’ celebrations for final-year students, citing unruly behaviour, chaos, and safety risks as reasons for the decision.
Penpushing reports that the university’s registrar, Chinenye Okeke made this known in a memo dated and signed on August, 19, 2025 explaining that the once-celebrated tradition had increasingly been marred by noise pollution, unruly behaviour, and physical altercations.
The university in another memo released on August 26, 2025 by Director of Information and Public Relations, Louis Njelita, warned that students who flout the rules could face expulsion.
Penpushing further reports that the statement stated that the event had grown beyond control, attracting large crowds, disrupting academic schedules, and prompting the deployment of security personnel across the university to enforce the ban.
The sign-out ceremony, popular in many Nigerian universities, typically involves students wearing white shirts autographed by peers in a carnival-like atmosphere, and what began as a symbolic farewell, has now turned into a public nuisance that threatens campus order.
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