Tuesday, 17 November 2015

EDUCATION: Uniben graduates 64 first class students

The management of the University of
Benin on Monday said that no fewer
than 64 graduands of the university
would be awarded with first class
degrees at its 41st convocation and
Founder’s Day ceremonies.

The Vice-Chancellor of the university,
Prof. Faraday Orumwense, who disclosed
this to journalists in Benin, said that
11,020 persons would be awarded
various diplomas and degrees of the
university during the convocation.
He said that aside the first class category,
1,671 would graduate in second class
upper division, and 4,346 in second class
lower, adding that 1, 014 made third
class and three persons with pass result.
Orunwense said that the institution
would also award 268 Diplomas, 541 Post
Graduate Diplomas, 2, 212 Masters
Degrees and 382 Doctorates.
He said that the ceremonies would also
feature the formal installation of Alhaji
Muhammadu Sanusi II, the Emir of Kano,
as the 9th Chancellor of the institution.
He also disclosed that honorary degrees
would be conferred on two distinguished
Nigerians, the Inspector General of
Police, Mr Solomon Arase and Prof.
Osato Giwa-Osagie, for their
contributions to nation building.

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