363 UNIPORT students bag first class

The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) in Rivers State will confer first class degrees on 363 graduands during its 35th convocation scheduled to hold on Saturday, July 26, 2025.

The Vice-Chancellor of UNIPORT, Prof. Owunari Georgewill, disclosed this at a press conference held in Port Harcourt as part of activities marking the combined convocation ceremony and the university’s 50th anniversary.

Georgewill stated that the conferment of degrees, higher degrees, diplomas, prizes, and related ceremonies would take place from July 21 to July 26.

Georgewill explained that the convocation was primarily for students who completed their academic programmes during the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 academic sessions.

A breakdown of the figures indicates that a total of 14,861 graduands would be conferred with various qualifications during the combined convocation.

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In the undergraduate category, 9,788 students would receive first degrees, with 363 of them bagging first class honours.

Under the postgraduate category, no fewer than 2,008 students would be awarded postgraduate diplomas, 2,131 would receive master’s degree, and 934 would be conferred with Doctor of Philosophy degrees.

Georgewill further announced that four distinguished Nigerians would receive honorary doctorate degrees.

These include First Lady Oluremi Tinubu; the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; the Chairman of TETFund, Aminu Masari, and Adamawa State Governor Umaru Fintiri.

The VC described the convocation as a symbolic season of harvest, during which the university evaluates its progress in infrastructural development, academic programming, global visibility, research collaborations, and challenges.

The Star