Ajayi Crowther University To Graduate 1,390, Produces First Set Of Lawyers – By BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan (New Nigerian Newspaper)
Vice-Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University (ACU), Oyo, Professor Dapo Asaju on Monday said the University is to graduate 1390 students this year as it produced its first set of law graduates.
The Vice-Chancellor dropped this hint during a Press Conference on activities lined up for the 11th convocation ceremonies of the university starting this Friday
Professor Asaju stressed that the university also produced forty-four (44) first-class graduates for the 2018/2019 academic session and that the first set of its law graduates, three (3) are graduating with first-class, twenty-four (24) are graduating with second class upper (24), twenty five with second class lower (25), while the remaining two are graduating with third class (2) and that 1390 students are being conferred with first and postgraduate degrees .
He pointed out that of the 1390, 1063 students are to be conferred with first degrees while 327 students are being conferred with various postgraduate degrees in the university, adding, “for the first time, we shall be graduating students from the faculty of Law in this university as well as an impressive number of postgraduate students.”
“We started five years ago when we were given the accreditation by the National Universities Commission (NUC). 54 students are graduating in the first set of our law graduates. 3 made first class, 24 made the second class upper, twenty-five with second class lower while the remaining two are graduating with third class”, he said.
The Vice-Chancellor added, “the performance of our graduating students this year has recorded significant improvement over the previous years. At this convocation, a total of 1,390 students shall be conferred with first and postgraduate degrees in various programmes of the university. This number comprises 1063 undergraduate students and 327 postgraduate students. 44 of the undergraduate students are graduating first honours, 550 in the second class upper division, 457 in second class lower division and 12 students in third class. The results this year are generally better than that of previous years, a clear indication that both students and lecturers have stepped up in their game.”
Professor Asaju assured that Ajayi Crowther university will continue to strive and not relent in producing graduates that are sound in moral and academic.
At this convocation, a total of 1,390 students shall be conferred with first and postgraduate degrees in various programmes of the university. This number comprises 1063 undergraduate students and 327 postgraduate students. 44 of the undergraduate students are graduating first honours, 550 in second class upper division, 457 in second class lower division and 12 students in third class. The results this year are generally better than that of previous years, a clear indication that both students and lecturers have stepped up in their game.”
