337 Bag First Class as ATBU Holds Combined Convocation Ceremony

•To graduate first set of 25 medical doctors

•Slates five Nigerians for honourary doctorate

Segun Awofadeji  in Bauchi

A total of 337 graduates bagged first class as the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, prepares to hold its 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th combined convocation ceremony scheduled to take place on February 24, 2024.

Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Muhammad Ahmad Abdulazeez, disclosed this at a pre-convocation press conference held at the Gubi Campus of the university yesterday.

He stated that the University would be graduating a total of 19, 252 students to include 404 diploma, 15,460 undergraduates, 1,653 Post graduate Diploma, 1,559 Masters and 176 PhDs.

According to him, 337 students bagged 1st Class, 5,489 bagged 2nd Class Upper, 7,241 bagged 2nd Class Lower,  l,867 bagged 3rd Class while 526 had pass degree.

“The combined convocation ceremony will start on Thursday, 22nd February, 2024  with the commissioning of 19 different projects completed in the last four years. These projects are spread in both Gubi and Yelwa campuses.

“We are inviting a number of dignitaries to commission these projects. These include the Executive Governor of Bauchi State, His Excellency, Senator Bala Mohammed; the Governor of Katsina State, His Excellency, Dr Dikko Umaru Radda; the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman; the Honourable Minister of Health, Dr Ali Pate; and all the three senators representing Bauchi state.

“On Friday, 23rd  February, 2024, there will be a convocation lecture which will be delivered by 4:00 pm at the 1000 seat capacity lecture theater,  Yelwa Campus. A Professor of Media studies,  Umar  Pate, will deliver the lecture with the topic: “Education and Nigeria’s National Integration in the Digital Age: Matters Arising”.

“The lecture will simultaneously hold along with exhibition from various departments of the university at the same venue to showcase some of our break-through in research and fabrication.

“The third day of the ceremony will be held at the convocation square of the university here in Gubi campus. It will feature the graduation of four sets of graduands. It is significant to mention here that we are graduating our first set of 25 medical doctors from this University,” he said

The Vice-Chancellor said the University Senate had approved for the award of honorary Doctoral degrees to five distinguished Nigerians, who would be honoured on the convocation day.