The Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai, Niger State, has offered employment to the two overall best graduates of the institution.
The IBBU Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abu Kasim-Adamu, made the announcement at the university’s 4th combined convocation in Lapai on Saturday, May 20.
Kasim-Adamu said the distinguished graduates would be employed as Graduate Assistants and trained up to the doctorate (PhD) level.
The overall best-graduating student in the 2019/20 academic session was Aisha Mohammed-Egbako of the Animal Production Department with a CGPA of 4.85.
The overall best-graduating student in the 2020/2021 academic session, Yahaya Mahmud Baba, was of the Department of Food Science and Technology with a CGPA of 4.90.
The VC said: “The university has awarded 37 students with first class degrees, 954 students awarded second class upper, 3,283 students with second class lower, 1,518 students with third class, and 17 students with pass degrees, respectively.
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“The university is also graduating 6,154 students out of which 5,719 are undergraduates and 435 are postgraduate.”
Kasim-Adamu added that approval for the commencement of Medicine in the institution has been endorsed since 2020 by National Universities Commission (NUC).
“Candidates in Niger and few others across Nigeria have been applying and we have made efforts to admit 50 students approved by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN),” he said.
The Vice-Chancellor stated that the advisory visit by the council was expected for the formal take-off of MBBS programme, adding that a teaching hospital is critical for the success of the programme.
Kasim-Adamu added that the university has created six centres to enhance research, innovation, and patency in the institution, saying the institution needs funding to actuallise its lofty dreams.
Honorary doctorate degrees were awarded to different personalities, including Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong; and the Chairman of Mainstream Energy Solutions, Col. Sani Bello (rtd).
Others were the Chairman of Aliyu Trust Foundation, Ibrahim Aliyu; and the Chairman of BUA Group, AbdulSamad Ishaka-Rabiu.
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