According to the latest news reaching us here on Theinfostrides, The University of Nigeria Nsukka, (UNN) will be graduating 44 first class honors certificates at the 43rd Convocation Ceremony which has bee scheduled to take place on Friday 28th March, and Saturday 29th March, 2014.
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The Vice chancellor of the Institution, Prof. Bartholomew Okolo made this known to the general public while addressing Newsmen as part of the of activities marking the 43rd Convocation Ceremony.
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Professor Okolo disclosed that a total of 7,989 Degrees and Diplomas of the university would be awarded during the ceremony, adding that 5,121 would receive first Degrees/Diplomas while 2,868 would bag Higher Degrees of the university.
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Okolo averred that 338 graduating students would be awarded Doctorate Degrees while 2,015 persons would receive Master's Degree certificates.
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Prof. Bartholomew Okolo announced that the university resolved to confer honorary doctorate degrees on Mrs Folorunsho Alakija (Doctor of Business Administration), Mr Samuel Maduka Onyishi (Doctor of Business Administration), former Biafran leader, Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu (Posthumous Doctor of Law) and Chief Innocent Chukwuma (Doctor of Business Administration).
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The UNN vice-chancellor stated that a convocation lecture that would be delivered by Most Reverend Mathew Hassan Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese would take place on Thursday, March 27.
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The prof. added that the topic of the lecture "After the Insurgency: Some Thoughts on National Cohesion" is certainly of interest to all Nigerians at this point in time.