UNILAG graduates 12,811 students next week

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UNILAG graduates 12,811 students next week

The University of Lagos is to graduate 12,811 undergraduate and postgraduate students during its 50th convocation next week.

Its Vice-Chancellor, Prof Olwatoyin Ogundipe said at a pre-convocation press briefing on Wednesday that 271 of the 7,406 would be graduating with First Class grades during the award of degrees which would hold between Tuesday and Thursday next week at the J.F Ade-Ajayi Auditorium.

“I am proud to announce that 271 students would be awarded First Class degrees of which 56 are from the Faculty of Engineering.

“The breakdown of the other classes of degrees are as follows: 2,277 in the Second Class Upper, 3,116 in Second Class Lower, 1,197 in Third Class, 13 in Pass, while 414 in degrees or diplomas that are not classified, “he said.

Former Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing, Mr Lateef Olufemi Okunnu; General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Dr Daniel Olukoya and Founder of Zenith Bank, Mr Jim Ovia, would be conferred with honorary doctorate degrees of the University on the third convocation day Thursday, during which 5,405 postgraduate students would receive their Post Graduate Diploma (484), Master’s Degree (4,771), and Ph.D (150).

Ogundipe said three undergraduates shared the overall best graduating honour with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.96 each.

They are: Ogechi Joedicta Ekeh (Pharmacy); Oluwaseyi Adeniyi Adeyeye (Insurance) and Daniel Chinaedum Ogbechi (Business Administration).

In the postgraduate category, Oluwaseyi Ayodele Ajibade of the Metallurgical and Material Engineering department would receive the overall best Ph.D Thesis award and the best PH.D Thesis award for Sciences while Olumide Oyewole Ajibade would receive the best Ph.D thesis award for Humanities.

Prior to the award of degrees, Ogundipe said the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo would deliver the Convocation Lecture titled: “Nigeria Rising: The Path to Prosperity” on Monday April 1. The lecture would be chaired by Chief Arthur Mbanefo.

Other programmes to feature at the convocation include: Exhibitions (April 1); Chancellor’s reception; UNILAG Alumni Association edutainment; and Alumni reception and convocation play.

source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/03/unilag-graduates-12811-students-next.html

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