• As 22 Persons Bag First Class Honours
  • Convocation Holds Saturday, April 13, 2024

By Ifeoma Umezuluike (Education Reporter, in Abuja)

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) will on Saturday, 13th April, graduate 22,175 students at its 13th convocation ceremony.

The Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Olufemi Peters, while briefing journalists in Abuja on Monday, disclosed that 22 out of the total number of undergraduates bagged First Class degrees.

Further giving a breakdown of the figure, the VC 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 undergraduate degrees while 6,407 are for post graduate degrees. The analysis of the undergraduate will be presented fully in my report when I address the convocation, but just to paraphrase, all the faculties have representation of undergraduates with the faculty of social sciences having the largest number of graduands. NNL.