168 bag first class as UNN graduates 12,895 at 55th convocation

By Alumona Ukwueze

ENUGU—No fewer than 168 students graduated with First Class honours as the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), announced that a total of 12,895 graduands would receive degrees and diplomas during its 55th Convocation Ceremony.

Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, disclosed this on Wednesday during a press briefing to flag off the convocation activities at the Enugu campus.

According to him, 10,641 students will receive first degrees and diplomas, while 2,944 will be awarded higher degrees. The higher degrees comprise 1,390 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees, 1,340 Master’s degrees and 214 Postgraduate Diplomas (PGDs).

Professor Ortuanya described the convocation as a celebration of academic excellence and the university’s renewed commitment to scholarship, innovation and national development.