No fewer than 104 students of the Al-Qalam University in Katsina State have graduated with first class degrees.

The Vice-Chancellor of Al-Qalam University, Prof. Nasiru Musa-Yauri, disclosed this at the second combined convocation of the university on Saturday.

Musa-Yauri said about 10, 000 students graduated between 2016 and 2023 sessions, out of which 9, 894 were conferred with bachelor’s degrees.

The VC added that 125 students graduated with Master’s degrees, seven with PhD, and seven others with postgraduate diploma in various fields during the period under review.

He said: “About 104 graduated with First Class Degrees; 1,910 with Second Class Upper Division; 5,365, Second Class Lower Division; 2, 399 Third Class; and 116 graduated with Pass degrees.

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“At the postgraduate level, seven graduates will receive their Doctor of Philosophy Degrees (PhDs), 125 masters, and seven Postgraduate Diplomas.”

Musa-Yauri urged the graduates to continue to exhibit moral behaviour and be good ambassadors of Al-Qalam University wherever they find themselves.

Also speaking at the event, the Pro-Chancellor of the university, Sani Zangon-Daura, said the institution was established under the auspices of the Katsina Islamic Foundation (KIF).

He said the university has been making modest contributions to the development of education in Nigeria and beyond.

Zangon-Daura added that Al-Qalam University was a non-profit institution and a community university offering various opportunities to students from diverse backgrounds.

The Pro-Chancellor said: “This university recognises the needs of prospective students from low-income backgrounds and offers the cheapest tuition fees among all private universities in Nigeria.

“We are most sincerely grateful to our graduates and their families for the maturity, decorum, and patience exhibited while waiting for the ceremony.”

The university also conferred Honorary Doctorate Degrees on the Emir of Katsina, Abdulmumin Kabir-Usman, and the Pro-Chancellor Zangon-Daura.

Other recipients included the Emir of Kazaure, Najib Hussaini-Adamu, and Abdulsamad Isiyaka-Rabiu.

The VC said the awardees were honoured in recognition of their immense contribution to the development of the university and education in the country.

The Star