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  • Two roommates graduate with First Class at UNIZIK

    Two roommates graduate with First Class at UNIZIK

    Like Siamese twins, they share many things in common. Aside having the same middle name, Henry Ikenna Ozor and Joshua Ikenna Akuchi, are close friends with a common destiny.

    After being classmates in secondary school, they were admitted into the Faculty of Engineering of the Nnamdi Azikwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka, the Anambra State capital, where they became roommates.

    At the school’s 11th convocation last month, Henry and Joshua were the cynosure of all eyes as the best of graduating students.

    Henry, from Iwollo in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State, graduated with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.85 to become the best graduating student not only in the Department of Chemical Engineering, but also in the faculty.

    Joshua, who hails from Ezza North Local Government in Ebonyi State, graduated with a CGPA of 4.66, emerging as the best graduating student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

    Their record-breaking academic journey started before their admission. Henry scored an aggregate of 332 in the 2011 United Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). After his admission, he represented the university in the maiden National Engineering Competition organised by Committee of Deans of Engineering and Technology (CODET). Joshua was the first runner-up; Henry the second.

    Sharing their experiences and challenges with CAMPUSLIFE, the valedictorians said the feat would not have been possible if they had not won scholarships to complete their studies.

    Henry said: “As an indigent student, I had a challenge of paying my fee. I remember I could not pay school fees and house rent when I was in 100-Level. I would have lost my admission, because I had no financial support. I searched for scholarship, and I wrote many examinations as possible. By the grace of God, I got scholarship from ABC Transport Company, Shell Petroleum Development Company and Chevron/Agbami Joint Venture. I was also encouraged and financially supported by Allied Energy. The money I got from these companies yearly helped me to pay my fees and buy books.”

    Joshua said: “I squated in a friend’s hostel for about eight months when I was in 100-Level until I got money to pay my rent. Like Henry, I also applied and wrote many scholarship examinations. I was able to get Agbami Chevron/Agbami Joint Venture scholarship, which helped to pay my school fees.”

    Their feats, the valedictorians said, got their parents excited. Henry said: “My parents were over excited, because of the challenges they experienced in getting me to the level I am today.”

    Joshua continued: “My mum was overjoyed, though she expected it. She could not believe it when it was confirmed. My dad said he wanted to keep hearing the testimony of how I made it happen and each time he hears it, it is breaking news to him.”

    Sharing the secret of their feat, Joshua said anybody’s success is dependent on the kind of company he keeps. “I have always had successful and hardworking people around me. So, I draw energy and motivation from them. I would say that God’s favour made it happen, but I enjoy reading in the night except at weekends,” he said.

    Joshua continued: “Most of the time, I came back from night class around 5:30am to sleep before going for lectures. After lectures, I would return to my hostel to prepare for night reading. After sleeping for two to three hours, I would wake up to go for fellowship. From there, I would go for night reading till the following morning.”

    Henry said commitment, consistency and discipline are the prices to pay for success. Anybody, he said, could be the best, if he shows discipline and commitment. “My daily routine is similar to Henry’s; only that I slept for more hours than I studied,” he said.

    What is their sole desire? The valedictorians said they would be happy, if any of their junior colleagues in their respective departments could break their academic records. Achieving a CGPA of 4.85 would demand vigorous study. But, Henry believes his academic record could be broken if students set their priorities right.

    He said: “The only thing that kills a mission is distraction. I will advise my junior colleagues to design a plan and timetable, because they cannot be reading at random and expect to have a well-structured result. They should try to summaries their lecture note and textbooks in their own understanding for better concentration, comprehension and retention.

    “If, after reading, and one cannot clearly understand key concepts and highlights of a course, then it is a clear sign that such a person did not understand it or he may be cramming. I equally believe that everyone has its own way of achieving excellence. What is needed is self-discovery.”

    Joshua said: “Academic excellence is achievable for students who wish to attain enviable feat and height in their studies. They must carefully choose their friends, dedicate quality time to studies and be ambitions. They must always make up for lost time. The Almighty God is the pillar of all wisdom and knowledge.”

  • Amazing: How visually impaired graduate invented bells that ‘saved’ deaf colleagues

    Amazing: How visually impaired graduate invented bells that ‘saved’ deaf colleagues

    Physically challenged persons are often seen as liabilities  in the society.  This is because they always need the assistance of able bodied people to achieve a number of their daily activities. This obviously explains why  many of the physically challenged in the society are abandoned and left to languish in their conditions.

    The case is not different for Amanyi Obeya Ignatius, a visually impaired graduate of  University of Jos. Though, he wasn’t not born blind, Amayi lost his sight after completing his primary school education and from then, life was never the same again. Shortly after he lost his sight, life further dealt a cruel  blow on him when the cold hands of death snatched his father away and left him with only the poor mother as his source of  consolation.

    Faced with daunting challenges early in life, one would have expected Amayi to give up hope and become a liability to the mother and the society like many physically challenged. Instead, the challenges rather became a catalyst that spurred him to strive to excel in life.

    Instead of quitting his education after he lost his sight, Amayi proceeded to secondary school and from there, he moved  to the University of Jos where his  ingenuity opened a new vista for him.

    His sojourn at the University of Jos brought him in contact with other physically challenged, especially people with hearing impairment. The encounter triggered his desire to develop a tool to aid his deaf colleagues after he experienced the harassment they were going through in the hands of people. Amanyi invented a deaf door bell otherwise known as an “OB Bell”, to help the deaf detect when there was a knock on the door.

    Explaining how it happened, he said: “The rooms for the blind and the deaf in the hostel face each other. When visitors knock on the door of a deaf person, they have to do that very hard for the deaf person inside to know that someone is knocking because the vibration must get to a certain level before the deaf person would  feel with his body that someone is knocking.

    “As an intervention, I designed what I call the OB Bell for the blind. The bell is an improvement on the regular door bell but I have introduced light into it. So, when the bell switch is pressed outside the door, it rings and also brings on the light for the deaf person inside to see. Once the light comes up, the deaf person can then open the door. Since the body of the deaf person can also be sensitive, I  designed the bell to generate enough vibration to wake the deaf person while asleep and cannot  see the light.”

    Narrating his life experience, Amanyi said:  “I became blind after I had fever. It was discovered that I had a small boil on my forehead but unfortunately, by the time the boil got dissolved, I discovered that I could not see clearly again. I could only see shadows of images but cannot identify them. The doctors eventually reasoned that my blindness may be linked to the history of glaucoma in my mother’s family because my mum and her elder sister both have sight problems.

    “Before the incident, I was writing a common entrance examination to go to St. Francis Secondary School from where I hoped to enroll in the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna. I was then in St. Mary Primary School and my teachers could only pity me because  there was nothing they could do. It was very difficult for me to accept the fact that I cannot see again. I continuously refused the offer to study with the visually challenged in the school I was taken to and that really delayed my education.”

    His desire for education was later awoken by to his old schoolmates who refused to leave him to  wallow in self-pity. Amanyi’s words:  “They would retire to my house and give me feedback about what they had learnt in school. Gradually, I became challenged and my interest in education was revived.  Sadly, I had to now do this with other visually challenged students.”

    Amanyi  thereafter  went to rehabilitation classes where at some point, he also studied with some other children without any physical challenge. He grew in his study and was admitted to the University of Jos where he bagged a degree in Special Education for the visually handicapped but not without some challenges.

    “It was not easy studying at the University of Jos. I had only my elder brother who also has his own family to help me but I became very fortunate when I had about the MTN Foundation scholarship for the blind. My friends told me about it and I went ahead to enter for competition. After the screening, I was very glad when I was contacted to have been successful but the scholarship meant I must maintain a 2.5 CPGA every semester to continuously to be eligible till I passed out,” Amanyi said.

    With gratitude, Amanyi is thankful to MTN Foundation for the scholarship provided for him to pursue his career and achieve his dreams.  “I could describe my scholarship as God-sent. The foundation has treated me like a child by providing me with money and materials. Through the scholarship, I was able to buy my computer and also networked with organisations like Anglo-Nigerian Welfare Association for the Blind (ANWAB) which assisted me with the installation of the JAWS software for the blind which I used with my computer. I have also been equipped with some entrepreneurial skills; so I render a few other services with which I support myself on another front,” he revealed.

    Although, he is not desirous of personal acknowledgement, Amanyi is appealing for investments from private individuals and the public into his OB Bell project as he believes the improvement of the functionality of the equipment as well as production in mass quantity will cater for the deaf in the society.

    He said: “I am not really looking for fame but just to fulfill my dreams of helping others who are physically challenged. Having been able to come up with this device, I will be glad if the deaf in our society are made happy, at least if they cannot speak, they can see and feel. The device is not perfect yet, but I am looking forward to technical partnerships that will help improve the device.

    “I want to become a ‘professor of Blindism’. I read materials on it online and discovered it is an aspect that is still less-researched. Blindism deals with behavioural characteristics of people with visual impairment that is not commonly attended to but is affecting the blind. All I want is a world of equal opportunities where despite any form of challenge one may have, he can still stand a very good chance so long as the society is willing to provide the needed support,” he concluded

  • Hundreds graduate from RCCG’s vocational training

    Hundreds graduate from RCCG’s vocational training

    No fewer than 200 youths have graduated from a two-week intensive vocational training under the auspices of Redeemed Initiative for Skills and Empowerment (RISE).

    At the 13th graduation ceremony at the Redemption Camp, KM 46 Lagos-Ibadan expressways, last week, the students had the opportunity to showcase different vocational skills they acquired.

    RISE was organised by the Redeemed National Youth and Young Adult in collaboration with Freesia Foundation.

    Some of the skills learnt include arts and crafts, web designing, photography, fish farming, baking, interior decoration, wooding crafts, desktop publishing and driving, among others.

    The chief facilitator, Femi Ariyo, explained that the programme was impressed by the enthusiasm of the students.

    He said the training was targeted at salvaging the challenges of youth unemployment, poverty and practical application.

    “Each of the students is engaged to be a problem solver, not just to leave here and still be waiting for what they can get instead of what they can give,” he said.

    He praised the General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, and Assistant General Overseer Young Adults and Youth Affairs, Pastor Peter Amenkhienan, for their support that has been very encouraging about the RISE programme, which is why it has always been a success.

    Michael Obians, 24, who came from Rivers State, said the programme has brought changes to his life.

    “Before I came here, I was into different types of businesses but I learnt ankara craft here.

    “I have passion for fashion because I was a tailor. I want to kick start my own fashion industry.

    “Fashion never ends; it also rebrands itself, so I believe that with my knowledge of fashion I will make it big.”

    Mary Isaac, a 200 level student of the Taraba State University, said:  “It has been inspiring. I learnt ankara craft. When I get back to Taraba I will start my hand work and get better in it.”

    Emelis Onisofien from Rivers State learnt web designing.

    He said though it was tasking, the training was also interesting and adventurous.

    The Chemistry teacher said he learnt web designing because it is what any person can do as long as they have passion and interest in it.

    A Yoruba Language student, Gabriel Grace from Ondo State, said she can now handle the camera and take good shots.

    She said: “I have learnt how to go into the world and market myself and how to relate with my clients.”

  • CU graduate excels in UNIPORT PG class

    A Covenant University (CU) graduate, Princess Chinyere Offor, has emerged the best graduating student in the Batch 13 Class of the Institute of Petroleum Studies (IPS) of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Choba, Rivers State.

    It is not a first for Miss Offor.  She graduated with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.82 from the Petroleum Engineering Department of CU in 2013.

    According to the December 5-12, 2016 edition of the UNIPORT Weekly publication, Offor was among the 25 world-class Petroleum Engineers, who successfully concluded their MSc in Petroleum Engineering and Project Development.

    Offor won 14 of the 23 prizes presented at the induction for her class.

    She said she decided to study Petroleum Engineering and Project Development to enhance her knowledge as she hopes to lecture in future.

    Trained by industry professionals and foreign lecturers during the programme that was partly sponsored by Total and the NNPC, Miss Offor, said she was motivated by the desire to be the best she can be.

    She has her eyes on studying for a PhD in five years.

    The Head, Petroleum Engineering Department, CU, Dr Paul Anawe, said Offor’s accomplishment not only confirms the department’s judgment in 2013, but also the quality of the university’s products

  • Agric school graduates 2,065

    The Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology (OYSCATECH) in Igboora has marked its 10th Founder’s Day, which coincided with its seventh convocation. MOROUNFOLU ADENIYI reports.

    It was all celebration at the Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology (OYSCATECH) in Igboora as the school graduate its seventh set of students. The graduating students were joined by their parents and guardians to receive their certificates.

    The convocation, which coincided with the college’s 10th Founder’s Day, featured conferment of fellowship awards on notable individuals, including former President Olusegun Obasanjo; Governor Abiola Ajimobi; founder of BOVAS, Mrs Victoria Samson; Alhaji Adesope Fasaasi of Owotutu Group and Alhaji Raman Alayande.

    Graduates numbering 2,065 were awarded Diploma at the event held on the campus field. The event started with music performance by choristers of the Department of Music and Technology of The Polytechnic, Ibadan (IBADAN POLY).

    The Provost, Prof Gbemiga Adewale, said the college had bridged the gap of practical knowledge in the area of intensive agricultural technology training for the youth. He noted that the college was fulfilling its mandate as a special school for training students in modern farm practice, vocational skills and agricultural technology.

    Adewale said the college had contributed to nation building through teaching, research and community service. He highlighted some of the college’s achievements to include training of students in modern agricultural practice, computing, food processing, fish breeding and poultry keeping, among others.

    The provost revealed that the college embarked on research and collaborations with national and international agencies, which assisted the college in facilitating several community service programmes in its host communities, including integrated fish farming, cassava production and distribution of Vitamin A cassava stem to farmers free of charge.

    Adewale maintained that the feats were achieved because of the foundation laid by the founding fathers of the college. He congratulated the graduates, urging them to apply the knowledge gained in elevating modern farm practice and entrepreneurship to create job opportunities for their peers.

    The provost hailed the Visitor to the college, Gov. Ajimobi, for his “unflinching support” towards the college.

    Ajimobi, represented by Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Adeniyi Olowofela, renewed the commitment of his administration towards elevating standard of teaching and research in the college.

    The governor advised managements of the state-owned tertiary institutions to raise the bar of excellence in order to attract research grants and funding from international education agencies.

    Ajimobi praised the OYSCATECH management for its efforts at promoting the college and for its contribution to the success of Oyo State Agricultural initiative (OYSAI).

    In her goodwill message, the college’s interim Governing Council Chairman, Mrs Aderonke Makanjuola, who is the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, appreciated Ajimobi’s vision, saying the governor provided facilities which raised the standard in the college.

    The Best Graduating Student, Miss Damilola Adepoju, who spoke on behalf of others,  thanked the management and lecturers for imparting “quality knowledge” on them. She promised to be good ambassador of the college.

    Speaking on behalf of fellowship awardees, Mrs Samson thanked the college management for recognising their selfless efforts with the fellowship awards. She pledged commitment to the development of the college.

  • RUN graduates pioneer PhD students

    Redeemers University Nigeria (RUN), Ede, in  Osun State, is set to graduate its first set of doctoral students during its eighth convocation on Thursday.

    Its Vice Chancellor, Prof Debo Adeyewa, said at a press briefing that two students, who majored in Clinical Psychology, would graduate in this category.

    He noted that out of 619 undergraduates slated for graduation, 25 made first class, while in the postgraduate category, seven would graduate with postgraduate diplomas, and 23 with masters.

    The convocation would also feature the installation of General Theophilus Danjuma as the second Chancellor of the university.  He would be conferred with honorary doctoral degree in Business Administration along with Dr George Valencia Sampson, President of World Medical Relief, U.S.A for his healthcare delivery to humanity at the global level.

    Adeyewa noted that despite economic hardships in the country, RUN would not increase its fees and has not failed to pay staff salaries by the 22nd of each month.

    He counseled government to seek solutions and look into all possible areas to make life better for citizens. “The economic hardship in the country has affected us a lot. We also buy things from the same market everyone else buys and the prices have shot up by more than half. Parents are complaining and are finding it difficult to pay fees. So, we have created a payment plan of three installments for fees – 40, 40 and 20 per cent. Some parents were even quick to send their children to school because they were consuming too much food at home.

    “The change people are expecting is a positive one. Our leaders should please engage seasoned advisers. Solutions could come from anywhere; tertiary institutions, industries, among others. The solution is with us, not with external bodies,” he said.

  • 41,161 benefit from Fed Govt’s graduate internship scheme

    The Project Director of the Federal Ministry of Finance’s Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS), Mr Dennis Chukwu, has said 41,161 graduates have so far benefited from the scheme since it started in 2013.

    The scheme trains graduates on job creation and employ-ability skills over a period of 12 months during which they are attached to various firms and are paid some stipends.

    Speaking during a Career Development and Entrepreneurship Skills training facilitated by Faziya Global Resources for interns and firms’ representatives that just concluded their training in Cross River, he said 68 per cent of them are male, 31 per cent female and one per cent vulnerable.

    Chukwu who was represented by Project Director, GIS, Mr Dare Odunlade, said, “Over 35,000 have exited the scheme, with thousands of them having secured jobs. Many have secured credit facilities and grants (including YouWiN! Grant) to expand businesses they set up using GIS stipends and many have set up cooperative associations, some of which have transformed into SMEs. Rather than seeking for work, they are now becoming employers.

    ”As government, we can boldly say that the purpose of setting up the GIS, which is for unemployed graduates to acquire employable skills, is being achieved. It is also my hope that some years down the line, the GIS interns will galvanize different sectors, especially the non-oil sectors, which are the new focus of the Nigerian economy.”

    Also at another GIS orientation training for new intakes into the programme, facilitated by Econometrica Consultants Limited in Calabar, Head of Operations, GIS, Akubo Adegbe, explained, “They run for 12 months and exit the scheme. For those that have finished the programme, a lot of them have been employed by the organization where they are working. Others employed by other organizations based on the skills, which they have learnt. Some of them have set up their own businesses. This is an orientation and employability skills training. Our message to the graduates is that they have an opportunity that other Nigerian graduates do not have, to be an intern for 12 months and earn N30, 000 per month. They should make use of that opportunity and not abuse it.”

    Dr Mahmoud Muktar Saidu, Econometrica Consultants Limited said the aim of the programme is to prepare graduates to be self-reliant to equip them with the necessary skills of setting up their own businesses.

    ”It is for them to understand their environment, especially the economic environment of Nigeria. So we make sure this graduates understand it is not the sole responsibility of the government to provide every single employment that the Nigerian economy requires. These graduates have various skills that are untapped in them. The aim is tap such kinds of skills. Make them aware of it. The programme is intended to make them employers,” Saidu said.

    A beneficiary of the programme from Obubra local government area, Mr Igot Enama Enama, expressed gratitude foe the programme and urged the government to continue and make it better. He called for support of all Nigerians for the present administration in the country to succeed.

  • 170 lady mechanics graduate

    It was a day of joy for 170 young women trained as mechanics by the Lady Mechanic School of Automative Engineering when they graduated penultimate week in Lagos after undergoing two years of paid training.

    The hall of the Government Technical College, Agidingbi, venue of the graduation, was teeming with the guests and well wishers who came to felicitate with the young women seeking to make a name in a male-dominated profession.

    Mrs Sandra Aguebor, the brain behind the Lady Mechanic Initiative (LMI), was excited that the initiative, which enjoys funding of the MacArthur Foundation, had saved the young women from poverty.

    She also said LMI was training 90 girls from public secondary school during the long holidays free of charge and urged girls to embrace the initiative.

    “The graduation today is a great one.  The girls have been empowered and are ready for employment. The school pupils here today can also do some things.  We have a long waiting list of people wanting to enroll for our programme.  We need to encourage other women; we need to reduce poverty.

    “Training of Lady Mechanics is free; we pay these girls to learn.  If you want your daughter to be involved, bring her to us and in two years, she will be a star,” she said.

    In her speech, the Deputy Governor, Mrs Idiat Adebule, who was represented by Mr Olawumi Gasper, Executive Secretary, Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Board (LASTVEB), thanked Mrs Aguebor for investing in the girls.  She counseled the beneficiaries to put their training to good use as a way of giving back.

    “I enjoin you that you should reciprocate the gesture and the opportunity offered you by the Lady Mechanic Initiative to be diligent and committed to your work as lady mechanics. You have been empowered and equipped with skills that will help you generate wealth for yourselves, your families and live a fulfilled life,” she said.

    Consul General of the United States, F. John Bray, who was represented by General Services Officer, Steven Fox, praised the girls for “breaking the glass ceiling”. “I want to congratulate you; good luck every one,” he said.

    One of the graduands, Faith Sunday, said she was a footballer before the training, said she was happy to have listened to her friend’s advice to sign up for it.

    “I heard about this training from a friend that graduated in 2013.  She works with Choscharis.  We played football together.  I thought that since I could play football, which is hard, I can do it.  They paid me N10,000 per month in the first year.  We had both theory and practical training.

    “I intend to work in a company because the roadside is not befitting us ladies,” she said.

    The programme was graced by representatives of various ministries including the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Women Affairs, the Central Bank of Nigeria, and the National Business and Technical Education Board (NABTEB).

    Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonaya Onu, represented by Prof Lucy Ogbadu, Director General, National Biotechnology Development Agency, praised LMI for the training.

     

  • Policemen beat graduate to coma in Adamawa

    Policemen beat graduate to coma in Adamawa

    •Lawyer petitions IGP, demands compensation

    Policemen attached to the Doubeli police station in Jimeta, Adamawa State, have beaten a polytechnic graduate, Kabiru Ahmed, into a coma.

    Kabiru, who is on admission at the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, has been unconscious since he was beaten on May 16. The police are threatening to deal with his family and friends.

    He has been at the mercy of good Samaritans.

    But a lawyer, M.A. Attah, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase, demanding justice for Kabiru.

    The petition, dated June 17 reads: “Our client’s father informed us that on May 16, his son was in front of their Falluja home, at about 10am, when three men, (one of them later identiied as Inspector Mohammed Bello), arrived on Keke NAPEP and sought to arrest some young men for allegedly indulging in hard drugs.

    “In a bid to curtail the commotion that ensued at the scene, our client, who is a member of the community vigilance group, inquired what the problem was and tried to explain to the officers that those arrested were responsible people, but he was arrested and detained.

    “The next day, at about 1am, some persons believed to be policemen came to our client’s father’s home and shouted that he should come and receive his son.

    “Afraid of the unknown, Mallam Ahmed refused to open the gate. When he later came out, they took Kabiru to Yola Specialist Hospital but he was referred him to the Federal Medical Centre.

    “Our client has been in coma since then and unable to move any part of his body. His father was informed by the hospital management that he has a problem with his spinal cord and might not walk again, except if hurriedly operated upon.”

    The petition added that Kabiru’s friends, six of them, were harassed and detained for raising the alarm on facebook.

    “It is our further belief that as a result of the aforementioned incident, on June 13, policemen from Doubeli police station ambushed six of our client’s friends – Ahmed Vokna, Nibras Mamman, Muhammed Sulei, Abduraham Nasir, Moh’d Kabir, and Umar Baba Ahmed, on their way from the hospital. They were arrested for posting Kabiru’s pictures on facebook.

    “Bail was denied them and they were forced to break their fast in the cell; it took important persons from the community to intervene before they were released on June 15, after having being cautioned and instructed to post a contrary statement on facebook and report to the station next day with proof of same.”

    Attah asked Arase to probe the brutality meted to Kabiru Ahmed, even as he sought justice for him.

    “We hereby demand the following on behalf of our client, within three days:

    • Arranged proper and adequate medical treatment, whether within or outside the country;
    • payment of damages in the like sum of N50 million;
    • to cause an investigation into the incident and bring culprits to justice.”
  • Uniosun to graduate 3,164

    Uniosun to graduate 3,164

    Three thousand, one hundred and sixty four  (3,164) students of the Osun State University, Osogbo, will graduate on Wednesday and Thursday in the combined 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 academic sessions .

    At a pre-convocation briefing, the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oguntola Jelili Alamu, said 51 of them will graduate with First Class degrees.

    The Acting Vice Chancellor, who expressed happiness over the performance of graduates of the institution, said they are  making the school proud.

    He noted that the institution’s first class products have completed their postgraduate programmes with distinction in foreign universities.

    According to Alamu, last year, Olojido Oluwatoyin Esther bagged distinction in M.Sc. Accounting and Finance from University of Leeds; Odesanmi Oluwatosin Racheal also had distinction in M.Sc. Analytical Chemistry from Loughborough University.

    He said: “The stable academic calendar has helped the pioneer graduates from the College of Law enter the Nigerian Law School last October. Also, most of our graduates have been trained in various entrepreneurial skills.”

    On the quality of teachers, the acting VC said the institution has very qualified lecturers and this has translated to globally competitive graduates from the university.