By Douglas Anele
In the publication by the Vice-Chancellor, “Council received and considered C.P. No. 2019/20/3b, which contained the nominees for honorary doctorate degrees at the 51st convocation ceremonies of the university and the proposed budget estimate.” He informed that in line with the ethos and tradition of the University of Lagos, “the dates and programmes of the convocation ceremonies are usually brought to the attention of Council after due clearance of the dates has been received from the supervising ministry, which we did.” Regarding the issue of honorary doctorate degrees, Management complied with extant university guidelines by forwarding its nominees to the Honours Committee of the Senate.
According to Prof. Ogundipe, mindful of the fact that the convocation date was rapidly approaching, he proactively presented to Council at its meeting of January 22, through Council paper CP 2019/20/3b, names of the proposed honourees being considered by the Honours…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
