34 First Class as FUTMinna Graduates 3,505 Students
The Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, would graduate no fewer than 3,505 students at its 25th convocation ceremony for the 2014/2015 academic session, scheduled for Saturday, 27th February, 2016.
The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Musbau Akanji, who made this disclosure at a pre-convocation press briefing in Minna, said that 34 of the graduating students bagged first class degrees.
“We shall be graduating a total of 3,505 students. Out of this, 2, 787 will be graduating with first degrees, 220 with Post Graduate Diplomas, 464 Masters and 34 Doctorate degrees.
“In the first degree category, 34 are in First Class, 733 are in the Second Class Upper Division and 1,308 in Second Class Lower Division.
“A total of 638 are in Third Class while 74 others have Pass degrees,” he said.
Akanji said that the graduants’ original certificate would be ready for collection immediately after the convocation ceremony.
The vice chancellor further disclosed that the university would collaborate with the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, USA, in staff and students exchange as well as supervision of doctoral students
