Exactly 209 undergraduate students of the Federal University Dutse (FUD) have graduated with First Class honours for the combined 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 academic sessions. This was disclosed by the Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Abdulkarim Sabo Muhammed, during a pre-convocation press briefing held at the Senate Chamber of the institution on Monday. He revealed that the 8th and 9th combined convocation ceremony is scheduled to be held on Saturday, July 5 2025, at the university’s Convocation Square by 9:30 am.
According to the Vice Chancellor, a total of 4,227 students will be graduating from 45 academic departments across 10 faculties. Providing a breakdown of the results, Professor Muhammed stated that for the 2022/2023 session, 99 students graduated with First Class honours, 544 with Second Class, Upper Division, 879 with Second Class, Lower Division, and 321 with Third Class honours.
For the 2023/2024 academic session, he added that 110 students earned First Class Honours, 727 made Second Class Upper, 1,155 obtained Second Class Lower, while 283 graduated with Third Class Honours. He also announced that a convocation lecture will precede the ceremony on Friday, July 4 2025, at 4:00 pm at the Nuhu Muhammadu Sunusi Auditorium.
The lecture will be delivered by Professor Jibirilla Dahiru Amin, the pioneer Vice Chancellor of the university, and is titled “Harnessing Research and Innovation for Sustainable Development in Nigeria: The Role of Higher Education Institutions.”
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