By Ademola Adam
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) will be producing 238 First Class graduates at its forthcoming 52nd Convocation Ceremony, the management has said.
Besides, the University also produced a total of 4,418 in the postgraduate degree programmes among whom is a 68-year-old lady as the oldest for the 2019/2020 academic session.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, disclosed this during a pre-convocation press briefing on Tuesday
The VC, who is presiding over his last Convocation ceremonies, added that in all, the University will turn out 12,217 graduates in both graduate and postgraduate studies during the 52nd Convocation scheduled to commence from Friday 14 with a special Jumat service at the institution’s mosque to January 20, 2022.
In the press statement obtained by DAILY GIST on Tuesday, the VC added that of the 7,799 in the graduate programmes, 2,454 made Second Class Upper, 3,459 Second Class Lower, 1,1183 Third Class and 85 with the Pass grades.
In the postgraduate category, the University will present certificates to 145 with Doctor of Philosophy, 3,863 Masters degrees and 410 in the postgraduate diploma cadre.
He announced that the Convocation lecture is expected to be delivered by Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker, House of Representatives and a 1983 Law graduate of the university.
Courtesy: Daily Gist
