53 Graduates make 1st class at Nigeria's premier Varsity

 A total of fifty-three students
graduated with first class degrees from the Nigeria's
premier University of Ibadan (UI) out of 2,362
graduands in Ibadan, the acting Vice-Chancellor of the
university, Prof. Emilolorun Ayelari disclosed this at the
67th Foundation Day and Convocation 2015.
Faculties of Arts, Science, Clinical Science and Public
Health produced the first class graduates.
A break down by the acting Prof. Emilolorun Ayelari,
shows that fourteen of the 53 first class graduates were
of the Faculty of Arts, 32 from Faculty of Science, one
each from Clinical Science, Public Health, Distance
Learning and four from affiliate institutions.
Ayelari said 494 had Second Class (Upper Division), 822
secured Second Class (Lower Division), 185 had Third
Class, 40 in the Pass category, 177 from unclassified
degrees and 48 diplomas.
He said the 53 first class graduates had become UI
scholars, adding that the university would bear the cost
of their studies up till their doctorate (PhD) degrees.
He however urged the graduands to be good
ambassadors of the institution wherever they find
themselves.
Responding on behalf of the graduands, Ejemenare
Daodu, from the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, said they
had come a long way but thanked God that they had
succeeded.
It would be recalled that the outgoing Vice Chancellor of
the institution, Professor Isaac Folorunsho Adewole is
now the country's minister of health.
Adewole's tenure expires on November 30th and will be
succeeded by Professor Idowu Olayinka who takes
over on 1st December.