The University of Ibadan (UI) has introduced new guidelines for the collection of Statements of Result and certificates, warning that certificates left uncollected for more than 10 years will be liable to shredding.

The new guidelines were contained in a special bulletin dated September 15, 2026, and signed by the university’s Registrar, Mr Ganiyu Saliu.

Under the new rules, graduates are required to collect their Statements of Result within six months of being notified that the documents are ready.

The university said graduates who failed to collect their Statements of Result within the stipulated period would pay a non-collection penalty of N2,500 before the documents could be released.

It added that Statements of Result would remain valid for two years from their respective dates of issuance and would serve as interim records pending the collection of certificates.

According to the university, certificates remain the institution’s official and permanent evidence of graduation and qualification.

The guidelines further require graduates to collect their certificates within the two-year validity period of their Statements of Result.

UI said certificates would be available for collection from the date of convocation until one year afterwards, during which graduates would pay a statutory fee of N7,500 for issuance and collection.

However, certificates collected after the initial one-year period would attract additional non-collection penalties.

The university said certificates collected after one year but within five years would attract a N25,000 penalty, while those collected after five years but within 10 years would attract a N50,000 penalty.

It warned that certificates remaining uncollected beyond 10 years would be liable to shredding.

The institution clarified that the non-collection penalties were separate from the N7,500 statutory certificate issuance and collection fee.

The university urged graduates and other relevant stakeholders to take note of the new guidelines and comply with the requirements to avoid penalties and possible loss of unclaimed certificates.