109 make First Class as OAU graduates 7,634 students




Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife in Osun State, has produced 109 first-class honours students among the 7,634 students who will graduate from the institution during its 45th convocation.

The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Eyitope Ogunbode, announced this yesterday while addressing reporters on activities for convocation ceremony.

He said: “The institution will add 7,634 graduates, who have been found worthy both in learning and character, to the human resources development of national, continental and global workforce.”

Giving a breakdown of the figures of the graduating students, the vice chancellor explained that 1,681 others made the Second Class Upper 

Division, while 2,707 made the Second Class Lower Division.

He added: “In the unclassified category, we have a total number of 582 graduands. For the Postgraduate degrees, where we have Postgraduate 

Diploma, Professional Masters, Master with Research Thesis, Masters of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy, respectively, this prestigious university will graduate 1,637 graduands across our 13 Faculties.

“One hundred and fifty-eight will be awarded non-degree Diplomas in the Faculty of Administration, Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Science.”

Ogunbode said OAU will be conferring honorary doctorate degree on the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and the founder of Elizade 

University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, Chief Michael Ade Ojo. Thenationalonlineng 

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