11 students Bag first class as University of Calabar UNICAL graduates 7,769 students at 35th convocation, “For the 35th convocation of our university, we are happy to announce that 11 students made first class, 899 students made second class upper, 3,396 graduated with second class lower, while 721 got third class.

The University of Calabar will graduate 7,769 students during its 35th convocation holding on Friday and Saturday in Calabar.

Prof. Florence Banku Obi, Vice Chancellor of the institution, disclosed on Monday in Calabar while enumerating activities lined up for the week long convocation.

Obi said that Friday was for the award of first degrees, diplomas, masters and post graduate and also induction into UNICAL alumni for those found worthy in character and learning.

She explained that Saturday was scheduled for award of doctorate and honorary degrees to deserving students and awardees.

According to her, Thursday has also been scheduled for the investiture of the 6th Chancellor of the institution, Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero, the Emir of Kano.
The Vice Chancellor said that the convocation lecture would be delivered by Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari.

She said that the convocation topic is “The Leadership and Followership Question in Nigeria: Imperative or Ethical Re-Orientation.

“For the 35th convocation of our university, we are happy to announce that 11 students made first class, 899 students made second class upper, 3,396 graduated with second class lower, while 721 got third class.

“Also, we have 519 students for doctorate degree, 1,078 for masters and 556 for post graduate diploma and others.

“For our sandwich programme, 162 students made second class upper, while 251 made second class lower,” she said.

The VC also announced that the senate of the university accepted three personalities for the award of honorary doctorate (honoris causa) degrees.

She said they include; Dr Goodluck Jonathan, former President of Nigeria, Mrs Winifred Akpani, Chief Executive Officer of Northwest Petroleum and Ms Tola Johnson, a business woman.

She described Jonathan as a humble gentleman who places Nigeria above any other personal consideration, referring to him as a unifying factor in Nigeria, Africa and the world at large.

She commended staff and students of the institution for their support for her administration, adding that the university under her leadership would continue to strive for academic excellence and quality research.
SOURCE:https://myschoolnews.ng/11-students-bag-first-class-as-unical-graduates-7769-students-at-35th-convocation

Congrats to them. But labour market is no respecter of first class and is different from school..they should keep that in mind.

Only 11 eleven students?

Unicash as we used to call it....
Wish I even went to crutech sef...
The school na just name e get, nothing else...

11 out of over 7k. Nawa oo

mployer:
Only 11 eleven students?

...the standard must be very high. Great school.

CodeTemplar:
...the standard must be very high. Great school.

Nothing like great school haba only 11 out of 7769. It's either the students are lazy which is unlikely or the lecturers are wicked.

Only 11 students? Something must be wrong

CodeTemplar:
...the standard must be very high. Great school.

What standard? I doubt Unical is among the top 20 Universities in Nigeria. It’s either their lecturers are sadists or the students are lazy. Even there are some departments in the University of Ibadan that churn out more than 10 first-class graduates every session. Life is not that hard.

zealousayo:

What standard? I doubt Unical is among the top 20 Universities in Nigeria. It’s either their lecturers are sadists or the students are lazy. Even there are some departments in the University of Ibadan that churn out more than 10 first-class graduates every session. Life is not that hard.

don't mind my tongue in cheek response to their mumu. They are tying to make us believe performers at jamb/utme stage are suddenly average students by their own doing.

Abdullah36:

Nothing like great school haba only 11 out of 7769. It's either the students are lazy which is unlikely or the lecturers are wicked.

I was only playing with those people o. They left actual transfer and growth of knowledge to focus on grade game.