The University of Lagos (UNILAG) will begin compulsory UNILAG toxicology screening for students newly admitted into the 2026/2027 session on Monday, October 26, 2026, according to a notice posted on the university’s website on Saturday, October 24. The drug test covers every candidate offered admission through UTME and Direct Entry, and it has to be completed before a fresher can take part in the main admission screening and registration exercise.
Screening runs on weekdays only, from 8:30am to 4pm, at the Jelili Adebisi Omotola Multipurpose Hall on the Akoka campus, and the window closes on Friday, December 18. That gives freshers just under eight weeks, but registration can’t start without the test, so leaving it late only delays everything that follows. The university’s statement described the exercise as “mandatory drug testing as a prerequisite for newly admitted candidates”.
- Notice posted by UNILAG
- Screening opensUTME and Direct Entry freshers
- JAMB deadline for public universities to conclude admissionsSet at the 2026 policy meeting
- Screening closesLast weekday of the exercise
Screening holds Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4pm, at the Jelili Adebisi Omotola Multipurpose Hall, Akoka.
The process starts online, long before you reach Akoka
UNILAG has built the test around booked appointments. You fill a scheduling form linked in the university’s toxicology screening notice, wait for an appointment slip to land in the email address you used, and print it. Payment is handled separately on the Student Portal, where you log in with your JAMB registration number and surname, change your password and complete your biodata before the payment options open up.
- Book your appointmentUNILAG toxicology notice > Scheduling formComplete the form linked in the official notice with your correct details and email address.
- Print your appointment slipYour email inboxThe slip is sent to the email you registered with. Print it and keep it with your admission documents.
- Log in to the Student PortalStudent Portal > LoginUse your JAMB registration number and your surname, then change your password when prompted.
- Complete your biodataStudent Portal > BiodataFill in every section before you move on to payment.
- Generate the payment adviceStudent Portal > Payment > 2026/2027 fees > Toxicology Test Payment AdviceGenerate your 2026/2027 fees first, then the toxicology payment advice, and pay through the approved channel shown.
- Attend on your dateJelili Adebisi Omotola Multipurpose Hall, AkokaBring your printed slip and proof of payment. Screening runs 8:30am to 4pm on weekdays.
UNILAG hasn’t published the fee, so let the portal tell you
The notice doesn’t state how much the test costs, and it doesn’t name a bank account. The amount appears only when you generate the Toxicology Test Payment Advice on your own portal, which is the one place to trust for the figure. Because the notice routes payment through that portal, a request to send money to a personal account, or an offer from someone promising to book you an earlier slot, isn’t part of the process UNILAG has described, so treat it as a red flag.
Keep the payment receipt safe once you’ve paid. The university asks candidates to present proof of payment at the venue, and turning up without it could mean a second trip to Akoka.
Admission letters are still coming, so more freshers will join the queue
The screening opens in the final week JAMB has given public universities to wrap up admissions. The board said in September that the October 31 deadline for public universities to conclude their 2026/2027 admissions “remains sacrosanct”, so UNILAG offers made this week will feed straight into the toxicology queue. If you’ve just been offered a place, accept it on the JAMB portal first, since the screening is meant for admitted candidates. Our guide to what each JAMB admission status now means helps if your portal still looks unclear.
Be wary of anything you can’t trace back to the university or JAMB. JAMB has repeatedly warned against admissions processed outside CAPS, and we explained how to confirm yours in checking an admission offer before you accept it. UNILAG also told students last week to keep up hand hygiene and report symptoms early after the confirmed Ebola case in Abuja, as covered in the advice UNILAG and FUOYE gave students, which is worth remembering in a busy screening hall.
For a UNILAG fresher, the sensible order this week is to accept your offer, complete the scheduling form, finish your biodata and pay through the portal, then print both the slip and the receipt. With those in one envelope, your screening day should be a single visit, and the main registration exercise can follow straight after.
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