The University of Benin has announced that 385 outstanding undergraduates will receive first class honours during its 49th/50th convocation ceremony, taking place from November 20 to 23, 2024.
The Vice-Chancelleor of the university, Prof. Lilian Salami announced this on Monday in Benin during a news conference to herald the convocation ceremony .
She said the award of first degrees would hold on November 22 while that of higher degrees would come up on November 23.
She added that a total of 20,630 are graduating for the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 sessions; 10,609 for 2021/2022 session and 10,021 graduated for 2022/2023 session.
During the convocation, Salami also stated that there will be a conferment of professors Emeritus on seven distinguished academics.
She added that three Nigerian personalities will also be conferred honourary degrees.
“It is gratifying to state that the university of Benin continues to beam its searchlight internally and nationwide to identify and honour distinguished personalities found worthy to be conferred with the recognition as Professors Emeritus and Honorary Doctorate Degrees.
“Seven distinguished Professors have been approved by the Senate of the University to be recipients of the honour of Professors Emeritus at this year’s convocation,” she said.
She listed recipients of honourary degrees as Chief Leemon Ikpea, an Oil, Gas and construction company magnate, who would be conferred Doctor of Business Administration.
Dr Kingsley Momodu; an alumnus and renowned dentist would be conferred with Doctor of Science and a foremost entrepreneur and Chairman, VESA Fisheries, Mrs Veronica Igbe, would be honoured with Doctor of Business Administration.
Speaking on her achievement in the last five years, Salami stated that they include establishment of Information Communications Technology/Central Research Processing Unit (ICT/CRPU) and Centre For Educational Technology (CET).
Salami, who stated that the convocation ceremony would be her last as the vice-chancellor of the university, stated that the institution has acquired over 100 additional desktop computers for computer-based examinations for the ICT Centre and 200 Desk-tops and lap-top computers distributed across departments and units to facilitate cutting-edge technology-driven assignments.
“These are aided by the provision of internet services, some of which are undertaken directly by many of the faculties.
“The ICT Unit, in the Vice Chancellor’s Office, now successfully deploys electronic voting in any election for which such mode is required,” she said.
She added that under her administration, various infrastructure were constructed, including ultra-modern office buildings, lecture theatres, multimedia gadgets and faculty buildings and many others which have made quality education accessible to the students.
UNIBEN To Honour 385 First Class Graduates is first published on The Whistler Newspaper