IBBU, Lapai graduates 6,154 for 2019/20, 2021/22 session

From Yakubu Mustapha, Minna

Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai in Niger state has graduated 6,154 students including 37 of them with first class degree for the 2019/20, 2021/22 Session

The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Abu Kasim Adamu made this known during a pre press conference 4th combined convocation held in Minna.

According to the VC, a total of 954 graduates would be presented with second class upper certificates, while 3, 283 would get second class lower division respectively.

Professor Adamu disclosed that 17 students were withdrawn due to their inability to meet up with the required academic knowledge, adding that 7 students were also expelled for other misconducts.

He added that a total of 1,538 will be graduating with a 3rd class degree and 17 others with a Pass degrees, said that 5,719 of the students will be from the undergraduate while 435 students are from the Post Graduate Diploma (PGD), Masters degrees Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

The VC said the PhD has 2 graduands, Master of Arts 19, Master of Sciences 92, Master of Education 68, Professional Masters 204 and Postgraduate 50.

He hinted that the University, to confer Doctorate Degrees on four eminent Nigerians at the forthcoming 4th Combined Convocation Ceremony slated for Saturday, 20th May, 2023.

The awardees include; Simon Bako Lalong, Governor of Plateau State: Honorary Doctorate Degree of Administration, Colonel Sani Bello, Chairman, Mainstream Energy Solutions: Honorary Doctorate Degree of Humane Letters and Malam Ibrahim Aliyu, Chairman, Aliyu Trust Foundation: Honorary Doctorate Degree of Entrepreneurship Development.