ATBU NDLEA Drug Integrity Test Deadline Extended
Summary
ATBU extended the NDLEA Drug Integrity Test submission for one semester; students must submit by end of 1st semester 2025/2026 to access results.
- Extension approved in memo dated 13 Jan 2026
- Covers new and returning students
- Keep registration going as normal
- Submit test result by end of 1st semester 2025/2026
- No submission, no access to semester results
ATBU Extends NDLEA Drug Integrity Test Submission Deadline (2025/2026)
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, has approved a semester-long extension for submitting the mandatory National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Drug Integrity Test result. The university communicated this in a memo from the Office of the Registrar (Academic Division), dated 13th Jan, 2026.
The memo states that the extension was approved “on compassionate grounds”; the reason given is to allow both fresh and returning students enough time to carry out the test and submit the result.
Who the extension covers
ATBU’s notice applies to:
- new students, and
- returning students,
who are expected to submit the NDLEA Drug Integrity Test result as part of the university requirement.
What students should do during registration
ATBU advised students to continue their registration process as usual. In other words, students should not pause registration while waiting on the test result; they should move on with normal registration steps, then submit the Drug Integrity Test result within the approved window.
New deadline: end of first semester (2025/2026)
The university directed students to submit their NDLEA Drug Integrity Test result on or before the end of the First Semester of the 2025/2026 Academic Session. The extension runs for the semester; it does not remove the requirement.
(That “end of semester” line is the key date marker, so students should keep it in mind.)
The condition attached: access to semester results
ATBU added a clear condition in the memo: students will only be able to access their semester results after submitting the required Drug Integrity Test result. That rule sits at the centre of the notice; it is the practical consequence students will feel if they ignore the directive.
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