54th Convocation: 167 Students To Bag UNN First Class Honours

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A total of 167 students of the University of Nigeria (UNN), Nsukka have bagged first class honours in various disciplines.

This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Oguejiofo Ujam, during a press briefing on the 54th convocation ceremony of the institution held at its Enugu campus.

He revealed that a total of 9,821 students who have successfully completed their academic programmes will be awarded degrees and diplomas. 

According to Prof. Ujam,  as a leading first-generation university, the 54th convocation ceremony offers them another unique milestone to recount their achievements, review their strategies and isolate the challenges that dog their path to academic excellence and human capacity building through scientific and sociological inquiry.

He equally explained that the purpose of the media briefing was to give out valuable information about the 54th convocation ceremony, including the graduation statistics and the details of the key events of the convocation week. 

The Acting VC, used the forum to highlight some of the developments that have taken place at the University of Nigeria in the last months since he took over its mantle of leadership.

He stated  that in  keeping with their tradition, the 54th Convocation Lecture is scheduled for Thursday, July 24, 2025, 

Professor Ujam   announced that the 54th Convocation lecture of the University will be delivered by Mr. Ukandu Eme Ukandu, the MD/CEO of Firstcap Limited.

He said: “Ukandu is a renowned leader in corporate and investment banking and the topic of his lecture is “Educated to Rise: From Struggle to Global Strength.” 

“This lecture promises to be an insightful and inspiring session for our graduating students and the entire university community. The lecture will be chaired by Chief (Dr) Akinnola Oladejo, the MD/CEO of Prestigious Homes, Ltd., Lagos.

“The ceremony for the award of first degrees and diplomas of the university will be held on Friday, July 25, 2025.

“Similarly, the award of higher degrees, postgraduate diplomas, honorary doctorate degrees and the title of Professor Emeritus would be bestowed on deserving recipients on Saturday, July 26th, 2025′ he stated.

He further announced that some  distinguished citizens would be conferred with the honorary doctorate degrees of the university.

The media briefing was graced by principal officers of the university as well as top academic and non academic staff.

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