Showcases first set of Nursing graduates
By Kelvin Pepple
Authorities of the Rivers State University, RSU, has stated that a total of 120 students will be awarded First Class Degrees at the 36th convocation bill to take place this weekend.
The institution also stated that the convocation would for the first time shiwcase the first set of Nursing graduates and a total of 8,920 students overall.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nlerum Okogbule, made the declaration at the university’s pre-convocation press briefing held on Monday.
“This year’s convocation is special because it will be recording two significant events in the historical trajectory of the university.
“First, it will be the last convocation where I will be presiding as Vice Chancellor of the Rivers State University. This is because my five-year tenure as Vice Chancellor of the university will terminate on March 4, 2025.
“Second, it will witness the graduation of the first set of Nursing graduates from the university. Indeed the Nursing graduates were recently inducted as professional Nurses by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.
“This is a landmark achievement not only for the university but also for the Rivers State Government which is massively supporting the Medical College and the university,” the VC stated,
Continuing, he said that, “It will also serve as a forerunner to another first in the significant event to be witnesses in this university, namely the graduation and induction of the first set of medical doctors from the university by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria scheduled for January 2025.”
Concerning the programme of activities for the ceremony, the VC said that the convocation will witness the award of Higher and Bachelors Degrees as well as Post Graduate Diplomas to deserving students of the university.
Okogbule explained that: “Bachelors Degree will be awarded on Friday, December 13, 2024, while Higher Degrees will be awarded on Saturday, December 14, 2024,” adding that the schedule will help address overcrowding and the time spent each day of the ceremony.
Okogbule also informed that the event will feature a convocation lecture to be delivered by a distinguished former Vice-Chancellor of the Utmandan Fodio University, Prof. Lawal Suleiman, on Thursday, December 12, 2024, under the title ‘Emerging Technologies in Reshaping the Future of Education and Learning Environment.’”
He went further to shed light on the statistics of graduating students, saying, ” At this convocation, we will be graduating a total of 8, 920 graduands.
“The breakdown is as follows. Bachelors Degrees, First Class, 120. Second Class Honours Upper Division, 1,962. Second Class Honours Lower Division, 4, 017.
“Third Class, 757, Pass Degree 58, bringing the total to 6, 708 for undergraduates.
“For the Higher Degrees, we will be graduating Post Graduate Diplomas 743, Masters Degree, 1,195. Doctor of Philosophy, PhD Degrees, 442, bringing the total for the Post Graduate Degrees to 2, 212. The total is 8, 920.”
Prof. Okogbule commended the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, for government’s continued support to the university.
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