ThisDay· 1h ago· 1 min read
Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Enugu
It was a bumper harvest for the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), following the graduation of 12,895 students in first degree, diploma and postgraduate programmes, with 168 earning First Class.
Speaking at the 55th convocation ceremony, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Simon Ortuanya, stated that 10,641 bagged first degrees and diploma certificates, while 2,994 received higher degree certificates.
In the postgraduate category, the VC said that 1,390 earned PhDs; 1,340 Master’s degrees; while 214 graduands received postgraduate diplomas.
He said that the graduands' exceptional achievements testify to the enduring culture of academic excellence that defines the university.
Ortuanya said that though he was faced with decades of infrastructural decay upon assuming office, he faced it headlong.
“We resolved from the very first day that we would neither…
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