The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has awarded first-class honours degrees to 167 students out of a total of 9,821 graduates at its 54th convocation ceremony.
The Acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oguejiofor Ujam, made this known on Friday in Nsukka during the conferment of bachelor’s degrees and diplomas.
According to him, 3,485 graduates earned second-class honours (Upper Division), 5,217 obtained second-class honours (Lower Division), 739 were awarded third-class honours, and 33 received pass degrees. A total of 180 were in the unclassified category.
He congratulated the graduates, their parents and guardians for their efforts and support, noting that the institution would continue striving to rank among the best globally.
Ujam highlighted some recent achievements by the university administration within the past five months, including the provision of access roads and improved water supply to students’ hostels and staff quarters.
He noted that a 50,000-litre water tank was now operational, donated by a university alumnus.
The acting VC, however, identified poor electricity supply as a major challenge, revealing that the institution’s monthly electricity bill had reached N200 million.
He said the university had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rural Electrification Agency to supply 10 megawatts of electricity to the campus.
In his remarks, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Mr Kayode Olubunmi Ojo, congratulated the graduates and urged them to remain prayerful, diligent, and good ambassadors of the institution.
The UNN Registrar, Dr Ngozi Nnebedum, announced that Mba Angel Ifechukwu and Nwaigbo John Cherechim, both from the Faculty of Engineering, were the joint best graduating students with a CGPA of 4.94.
One of the graduates, Igwebuike Kenechi, who earned a first-class degree in Economics with a CGPA of 4.59, expressed appreciation to the university and his parents for their support throughout his academic journey.
He thanked his parents, Mr and Mrs Kingsley Igwebuike, for their encouragement and sacrifices.