The University of Ilorin has produced 89 First Class graduates in the 2016/2017 academic session.
Professor AbdulGaniyu Ambali, vice chancellor of the school made this known in Ilorin on the occasion of a handover and valedictory press conference, which signalled the commencement of the 33rd convocation ceremonies of the institution.
He said that the institution was working well academically in view of the quality and quantity of the research work carried out by the lecturers of the institution.
The breakdown of the graduating students, according to him, is: 89 First Class Division; 1,932 Second Class Upper Division and 3,727 Second Class Lower Division.
He added that 1,309 of the students graduated with Third Class Division while 117 with ordinary pass.
While handing over to the 10th Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Suleiman Abdulkareem, the outgoing vice chancellor said that the institution had recorded many successes since he took over its administration in the past five years.
He described the institution as the most peaceful in the country with uninterrupted academic sessions since the past 17 years.
He added that “Since my inception as the VC, additional faculties were created from the existing 12 in 2012 to 15 presently.”
Ambali also stated that a total of 69 projects had been inaugurated in the past five years.
