29/08/2026
🎓 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗜𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗕𝗘𝗡 𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗥?
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As a newly admitted UNIBEN student, one of the people who will play an important role in your clearance is your 𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗥.
Your clearance officer is responsible for handling and reviewing your 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗦. Each department assigns a clearance officer to assist candidates throughout the clearance process.
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🔎 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗗𝗢𝗘𝗦 𝗔 𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗥 𝗗𝗢?
Your clearance officer carefully examines the information and documents you submit.
Their duties include:
✅ 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗙𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦
They examine the documents you submit and confirm that they meet the requirements.
✅ 𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗖𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦
They check for inconsistencies, errors or discrepancies in your information.
⚠️ 𝗥𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦
If something is wrong or unclear, your clearance request may be rejected or returned so that you can make the necessary correction.
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📑 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗠𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬 𝗔𝗦𝗞 𝗙𝗢𝗥?
Don't be surprised if your clearance officer requests additional documents or evidence to verify your information.
Depending on the issue, you may be asked to provide:
🔹 𝗪𝗔𝗘𝗖/𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗢 𝗘-𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗢𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗦
🔹 𝗢'𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧 / 𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗘
🔹 𝗡𝗜𝗡 — particularly where confirmation of your name or identity is required.
🔹 𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦
⚠️ 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧
If a document you uploaded is 𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥, 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗘 𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧, you may be asked to provide another copy.
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🕐 𝗗𝗢𝗡'𝗧 𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗖 𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗬
Clearance officers handle candidates' requests as part of the University's clearance process.
Therefore, don't assume that a delay automatically means there is a problem with your admission.
If there is an issue requiring your attention, your 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗕𝗘𝗡 𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗦 may change and you may receive the appropriate notification/email.
📌 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗣𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡.
Check your:
𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗕𝗘𝗡 𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗟 → 𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗦 → 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 → 𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗟
regularly.
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🎯 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗔𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗗 𝗨𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦?
➊ 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗬
Don't wait until you are asked for a document before starting to look for it.
➋ 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥
Blurry, incomplete or poorly scanned documents can create unnecessary delays.
➌ 𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗖𝗞 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗦
Pay particular attention to your:
𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗘 • 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗧𝗛 • 𝗢'𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦 • 𝗟𝗚𝗔 • 𝗝𝗔𝗠𝗕 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦
➍ 𝗗𝗢𝗡'𝗧 𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦
If your clearance officer requests a correction or additional document, attend to it promptly.
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🚨 𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗬!
Get your documents prepared 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 your clearance officer requests them.
The earlier you have your documents ready, the easier it becomes to respond when verification or correction is required.
📌 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗪. 𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗖𝗞 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟𝗬. 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗗 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗧𝗟𝗬.
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📞 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘?
𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗗𝗠 𝘁𝗼 𝟬𝟴𝟬𝟮𝟯𝟬𝟵𝟯𝟯𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗕𝗘𝗡 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.
𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗦
𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆.
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