The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has disclaimed a spurious whatsApp claim from a third party asking fresh UTME and Direct Entry students to pay for upload of passport photographs and signature for issuance of Student Identity Card at an undisclosed fee.
A notice from the Head of Communication Unit, Alaga Ibrahim disclaimed such fee, saying issuance of Student ID is being conducted at absolutely no cost to the students.
The disclaimer message titled: Compulsory UNILAG ID Card For Fresh UTME and DE Students”,reads:”It has come to the attention of the Management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) that fresh UTME and Direct Entry students are receiving a WhatsApp message from a third-party entity asking them to upload their passport photographs and signature for issuance of Student Identity Card at an undisclosed fee.
“All Newly-admitted students(UTME & DE) are to upload their passport photographs & signatures for processing of students’ Identity Cards.
“It’s important to have this done early to get your ID card produced within the first batch.
“Kindly note that the University has not sent any such message and is not affiliated with the individual(s) spreading the information.
“Fresh undergraduates of the University (100 Level and Direct Entry students) are to upload their passport photographs and signatures via http://studentid.unilag.edu.ng/ for the processing of their students’ identification cards. This exercise is being conducted at absolutely no cost to the students and it is fully self-explanatory.
“Once again, we enjoin all students and stakeholders to take precaution when interacting with emails and other online communications.”
