A total of 256 students have graduated with first-class degrees from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), among 3,039 students set to receive first degrees at the institution’s 37th convocation ceremony.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Adenike Oladiji, disclosed this on Friday during a press conference ahead of the convocation scheduled for next week.
She said 2,152 of the graduating students were male, while 887 were female.
Giving a breakdown of the results, Oladiji said 1,717 students graduated with second-class upper degrees, 964 with second-class lower degrees, while 102 obtained third-class degrees.
She described the graduating students as products of sustained academic engagement, practical learning, research and personal development.
According to her, the university has continued to equip students with the knowledge, skills and intellectual discipline needed to compete effectively, contribute to their communities and develop solutions to societal challenges.
Oladiji said FUTA was also focused on ensuring that its graduates acquired practical skills beyond academic qualifications through entrepreneurship education, research exposure, practical training and innovation-driven learning.
She added that the university aimed to produce graduates capable of contributing to existing industries and creating employment opportunities in technology, agriculture, manufacturing, environmental management and digital services.
On the institution’s academic development, the vice-chancellor said FUTA remained committed to maintaining high standards while ensuring its programmes responded to industry demands and national development priorities.
240 FUTA students bag first class
She also disclosed that more than 7,000 students of the university had benefited from the Federal Government’s Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) scheme.
“As of today, talking about NELFUND, over 7,000 students of the Federal University of Technology have benefited from NELFUND, and we have many more students that are trying to enrol also to be on NELFUND. This is an initiative of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that I think is working,” she said.
Oladiji said the university would continue to strengthen its academic programmes, research and innovation to contribute to Nigeria’s technological and economic development.
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