The Vice Chancellor, Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Prof. Chinedum Babalola, has warned fresh students of the institution against cultism, drug abuse, sexual immorality and other vices.
Mrs. Babalola, issued the warning during the online matriculation of the university held on Tuesday as a result of the COVID – 19 pandemic.
Not less than 148 students were admitted into the university.
The students, who were admitted into the university’s three Colleges (Arts, Management and Social Sciences, Natural and Applied Sciences and Basic Medical Sciences), pledged to focus on their studies and be of good behaviour.
A total of 350 people comprising the matriculating students, parents, guardians, the founder of the University, Mrs. Winifred Awosika, the Senate, and the University Council participated in the online matriculation ceremony through the Zoom platform.
Addressing the students, Prof. Babalola, noted COVID-19 had disrupted many areas of life, including education, forcing institutions of learning to go the e-learning mode.
She described the pandemic as gold field and urged the students to embrace new ideas, changes, novel learning and behaviour the COVID – 19 has foisted on humanity.
She advised them to attend lectures regularly, shun bad behaviour that could truncate their studies.
Also speaking, Mrs. Awosika urged the Federal Government to re -open schools across the country, even if the reopening has to be staggered.
She also called for greater national unity and cohesion, advising Nigerians to shun tribalism and other things that tended to polarise the nation
