The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), has announced the suspension of admission into its Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme for the 2026/2027 academic session.
The decision applies to all prospective students, including those seeking admission through the Direct Entry route.
The university made this known in a statement released on Tuesday by its Registrar, C. O. Adeleye. According to the statement, candidates who selected FUTA as their preferred institution for the MBBS programme during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board were advised to look elsewhere.
“The Federal University of Technology, Akure will not be admitting students, including Direct Entry candidates, into its MBBS programme for the 2026/2027 academic session.
“Candidates who have picked the programme in FUTA in the ongoing UTME registration should seek alternative institutions for the MBBS programme for the 2026/2027 academic session immediately.”
As of the time of filing this report, the university had not provided any explanation for the suspension of admission into the programme.
