The Administration of the College of Benin, UNIBEN, says a complete of 385 college students bagged first-class honours within the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 mixed convocation of the College.
DAILY POST reviews that 206 college students bagged first-class in 2021/2022 whereas 179 first-class bagged first-class in 2022/2023.
The Vice Chancellor of the College, Professor Lilian Salami disclosed this on Monday on the forty ninth/50 convocation and 54th Founders’ day media briefing in Benin Metropolis.
Salami additionally disclosed {that a} whole of 20,630 college students would bag first levels, Postgraduate Diplomas, Masters and PhDs on the mixed convocation ceremonies.
She gave the breakdown of the graduands as 10,609 for 2021/2022 tutorial session and 10,021 for 2022/2023 tutorial session.
She stated the award of first and better levels are scheduled between November 22 and November 23, 2024.
Salam additionally introduced conferment of Professors Emeritus on seven distinguished teachers as nicely on the college’s honourary levels on three Nigerian personalities.
“It’s gratifying to state that the college of Benin continues to beam its searchlight internally and nationwide to establish and honour distinguished personalities discovered worthy to be conferred with the popularity as Professors Emeritus and Honorary Doctorate Levels.
“Seven distinguished Professors have been accepted by the Senate of the College to be recipients of the honour of Professors Emeritus at this 12 months’s convocation,” she stated.
Salami, nonetheless, added that the convocation ceremonies could be her final because the vice-chancellor of the varsity.
