Nasarawa State University, Keffi, records 82 first-class graduates as over 25,000 students prepare for combined convocation ceremony.
Nasarawa State University, Keffi has produced 82 first-class graduates ahead of its 8th combined convocation ceremony and 25th anniversary celebration scheduled for April 11.
Speaking at a press briefing in Keffi, the Vice-Chancellor, Sa’adatu Hassan-Liman, disclosed that the institution would graduate over 25,000 students across undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
She explained that the convocation would cover three academic sessions—2022/2023, 2023/2024, and 2024/2025—highlighting the university’s growing academic output.
The Vice-Chancellor also revealed that the institution would confer honorary doctorate degrees on prominent personalities, including Abdul Samad Rabiu, founder and chairman of BUA Group, and Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of Tanzania, in recognition of their contributions to humanity.
She added that a third awardee, Dr. Mahmood Ahmad, would also be honoured, in line with regulations of the National Universities Commission limiting honorary doctorate recipients to three.
According to Hassan-Liman, the convocation and silver jubilee celebrations will feature a range of activities, including an interdenominational church service, special Juma’at prayers, sanitation exercise, and medical outreach in the host community.
Other highlights include a novelty football match between the university’s Vice-Chancellor team and that of Bingham University, as well as a silver jubilee lecture and traditional convocation lecture.
The ceremony will conclude with the commissioning of projects and the formal award of degrees to graduating students.
The Vice-Chancellor expressed appreciation to stakeholders for their contributions to the growth and development of the institution since its establishment.
