- The vice chancellor of the Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna, Prof Abdullahi Bala, said that 62 out of 3,741 graduating students will bag first class degrees at its 27th convocation
- FUT 27th convocation has been scheduled for February and will coincide with the 35th founder's day of the institution
- The VC said 3,096 out of those graduating would receive the first degree in their fields of studies, while 426 would bag the Master's degrees
Sixty-two out of 3,741 students of the Federal University of Technology ( FUT) Minna, will bag first class degrees at its 27th convocation scheduled for February.
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The university’s vice chancellor, Professor Abdullahi Bala, announced this at a news conference in Minna on Thursday, January 25, saying the ceremony would coincide with the 35th Founder’s Day of the institution, NAN reports.
NAIJ.com gathered that Bala said 3,096 of the figure would receive the first degree in their fields of studies, while 426 would bag the Master's degrees.
According to him, 46 others will be given doctorate degrees while 173 will have the post-graduate diplomas.
Bala said that the graduating students came from the School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Environment Technology, Engineering Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Technology.
Others were Information and Communications Technology, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Science and Technology Education and two affiliate institutions, Federal College of Education Technical Akoka and Kaduna Polytechnic.
He said: “We have done remarkably well despite the well known challenges of funding faced by public higher institutions in Nigeria."
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The vice chancellor also expressed delight at the university’s international recognition and ranking, saying the institution was now 64th in Africa and 4th in Nigeria.
He added: “Our lecturers have continued to compete and win research grants nationally and internationally, while our students continue to win various prizes.
"Bala said the institution would rededicate itself to relevant researches and community services in keeping with its motto Technology for Service."
In a related development, NAIJ.com previously reported that 54 students of the Osun State University (UNIOSUN) made first class honours in the 2016/2017 academic session.
The vice-chancellor of the university, Prof Labode Popoola, made this known at a news conference on Saturday at the university’s main campus, Osogbo.
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Source: Naija.ng