Adamawa State University (ADSU), Mubi has announced that 23 of its students will be graduating from the institution with First-Class Honours on Tuesday, December 13.
This was revealed by Professor Kaletapwa G. Farauta, the Vice-Chancellor of the institution at a press conference organised to commence activities that make up the convocation ceremony.
A total of 2,594 graduating students of the university will be conferred academic qualifications including diplomas, degrees, and postgraduate degrees.
Farauta, who is also the running mate to the state governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, added that Prof. Elias Bogoro, former executive secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, would also be conferred the honourary Doctor of Science in appreciation of his outstanding contribution to the development of tertiary education in Nigeria.
“For the first degrees, we have 23 in First Class (Honours) category. In the Second Class (Honours) Upper Division, we have a total of 635, while the second Class (Honours) Lower Division has 1,448 graduands. 200 fall under the Third Class (Honour) Category, and 18 would graduate with pass degrees. This brings the total number of our First Degree graduands to 2,408.
“For the postgraduate Degrees, where we have postgraduate Diploma, Professional Masters, Masters with Research Thesis, Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy respectively, this prestigious University will graduate 186 graduands across our faculties,” she said.
Recalling some of the university's achievements, the VC noted that the ADSU ranked first state university in the North East, third university in the entire North East, and 79th in the country.
She added that a lecturer in the Accounting Department emerged as the best candidate in the National Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) professional-level qualifying examination for 2021.
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