No fewer than 158 students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State, bagged first class degrees at the institution’s 47th convocation.

The OAU Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Simeon Bamire, made the disclosure while addressing journalists at the university’s campus in Ile-Ife on Monday, December 4, 2023.

Bamire stated that in Bachelor Degrees, classified, 158 students made first class, while 1,970 made second class (Upper Division).

He disclosed that 2,906 made second class (Lower Division), 942 in third class category, and 65 graduates were in pass category.

The OAU VC stated that the university has a total of 7,986 graduates for its 2023 convocation ceremony.

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He added: “For the postgraduate graduands, we have 56 under postgraduate Diploma, 444 under Professional Master, 92 for Master Degrees, 415 under Master of Science, 22 under Master of Philosophy.

“And the total number of our Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) graduands is 247. In all, we have 1,276 graduands under this category.”

Bamire said the institution will honour Dr Anastasios Paul Leventists and Prof. Toyin Falola with Doctor of Science (DSc, Honoris Causa) and Doctor of Letters (D. Litt, Honoris Causa) respectively.

The Vice-Chancellor commended the teaching and non-teaching staff for their commitment to achieving the rare academic feat by the university just as he appreciated parents and guardians for investing in the education of their children and wards.

The Star