Twenty-nine students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State graduated with First Class during the institution’s 18th convocation on Friday.
Speaking during the convocation activities at the school’s field, the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Charles Esimone, said the 18th convocation ceremony was for the 2022/2023 academic year.
The outgoing Vice-Chancellor announced that a total of 7,091 students received their first degrees, 96 received postgraduate diplomas, 391 received master’s degrees, and 251 received doctoral degrees.
According to him, out of those who received their first degrees, 23 got Second Class, adding that the school has equipped them both in knowledge and character.
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He noted that at the 14th convocation ceremony of the university held in March 2020, less than one year after he assumed office, his vision was to make the institution, the best in Nigeria and among the 10 best in Africa, using a five-pronged strategy predicated on the push for academic excellence, productive community service, administrative reforms, discipline and advancements.
He said, “At this 18th convocation, which is my last as Vice-Chancellor. I consider it appropriate to render an account as to how far I have lived up to my vision. On June 2, 2024, a book: Nnamdi Azikiwe University, The Vice-Chancellorship of Prof. Charles Okechukwu Esimone, FAS, FPSN, 2019 – 2024 will be unveiled. This address would essentially be a summary drawn from that book.
“The thrust of our efforts here was to forge a more mutually beneficial interface with the University’s publics with a view to identifying and addressing societal challenges in the true spirit of town and gown relationships.
