The University of Lagos says 271 students of the institution would be graduating with First Class degrees during its 2017/2018 Convocation ceremonies, scheduled for April 1 to April 5.
The Vice Chancellor of the Institution, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, who disclosed this at a pre-convocation news conference on Wednesday in Lagos, said that 56 of graduands to receive first class degrees were from the Faculty of Engineering.
According to him, a total of 12,811 students would be receiving degrees, diplomas and certificates at this year’s convocation ceremonies.
He said of the total number of graduands, 7,406, representing 57.8 per cent, would bag first degrees or diploma, while 5,405 others representing 42.2 per cent would receive postgraduate degrees.
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Giving a breakdown of the classes of degrees, Ogundipe said that a total of 2,277 students would be graduating in the Second Class Upper division, while 3,116…
