The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) will on Saturday, April 13,2024, graduate 22,175 students at the 13th convocational ceremony.
The Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Olufemi Peters, while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Monday, disclosed that 22 out of the total number of undergraduates bags First Class degrees.
Furthermore giving a breakdown of the figure, the Vice Chancellor said the University has 15,768 students as undergraduates while 6,407 will graduate from post graduate studies.
“This year, a total number of graduands that we have is 22,175 students across our various campuses.
“Of this number, 15,768 are for under graduate degrees while 6,407 are for post graduate degrees. The analysis of the under graduate will be presented fully in my report when I address the convocation, but just to paraphrase, all the facilities have representation of undergraduates with the Facility of Social Sciences having the largest number of graduands.
“Out of this undergraduates, we have 22 of them with First Class, about 1,886 Second Class Upper and 8,427 students with Second Class Lower and about 3,782 Third Class.
“For the post graduates, we have post graduate diploma in various fields like Agriculture, Art, Education, Management Sciences and Social Sciences totalling 2,362 and for Masters we have 4039 will be graduating with Masters degree.
“I’m happy to report that we have 6 PhDs graduate which is an indication that the University is gradually moving towards establishing a more robust post graduate school”, he said.
The VC also said there will be a convocation lecture on Friday, 12th April 2024, to be delivered by the Vice Chancellor of Open University of Tanzania, Professor Elifas Bisanda.
He also disclosed that two eminent Nigerians, Dr Innocent Chukwuma, a prominent Nigerian entrepreneur and founder of Innoson Motors and Hajia Hafsat AbdulWaheed who is the first female novelist in Northern Nigeria will be honoured.
Peters also said the University has rolled out his study centres spread across the country, noting that the Institution has surmounted most of the challenges it faced in the past.
Speaking on NOUN law students and Council of Legal Education, the VC said the University was engaging with the Council, disclosing that it is set to commence the building of the Faculty of Law this year as part of the outcomes from the arrangements.
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