The Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai on Monday said it will graduate 6,348.
Out of these graduands, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Muhammadu Nasir Maiturare, said 29 will come out as first class.
Maiturare said at a press briefing as part of activities to mark the second combined convocation ceremony of the school that in the last set, over 2,000 students graduated.
According to Maiturare: “The graduands are from four different sets starting from 2013/2014.
“A total of 6,348 graduands will receive first degrees, while 36 will be awarded Masters Degrees and 82 others will be awarded Postgraduate Diplomas.
“Out of the first-degree category 29 (0.5%) are first class, 1,281 (20.2%) in the Second Class Upper Division, 3,290 (51.8%) in the Second Class Lower Division, 1,613 (25.4%) in Third Class, while 135 (2.1%) are with Pass Degrees.”
Maiturare further stated that highlights of the convocation will be the launching of N7 billion endowment fund and conferment of Honorary doctorate Degree on foremost Islamic Scholar, Sheihk Ahmed Lemu, and a Honorary Fellowship on the General Managing Director Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru.