The authorities of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, is to graduate 33 first class students and 360 PhD students out of 14,000 graduates to be conferred with various degrees and postgraduate degrees for the 37th convocation ceremony to hold on Saturday.

The vice chancellor of the university, Professor Abdullahi Mustapha stated this during a media chat with journalists on the 37th convocation ceremony sheduled to hold on Saturday,

Mustapha said the university has produced 33 first class students and 1273 second class upper degrees out of the total of 9,232 undergraduates while 360 PhD students were graduating out of 4835 postgraduate students respectively.

According to him the ceremony also provide avenue for the conferment of certificates and honorary degrees to deserving personalities who have excelled in various works of life.

He stated that the university is to honour Dr Bukar Usman with Doctor of Letters, Alh. Shetima Ali Mungunu with Doctor of Law, while HRH Halal Bin Abdulazeez Al-Saud would be honoured with Doctor of Science.

The VC said during its 50th anniversary the university have introduced Sardauna Award and also VC Award which would only be given to notable individuals, groups of lecturers.

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